Sean Doolittle vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Saunders 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. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 111), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 88). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Joe Saunders

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.96
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
2.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
5.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Joe Saunders

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.47
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.89
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Joe Saunders

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
236
944
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100