Sean Doolittle vs. Dick Joyce — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Joyce
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Joyce built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 3.2 and 1.045 for Sean Doolittle. By the career numbers, Dick Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Dick Joyce

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.2
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
38.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Dick Joyce

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Dick Joyce

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA