Sean Doolittle vs. Bob Shaw — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob Shaw
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Shaw 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 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 97). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Bob Shaw

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
2.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.55
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.86
51.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
3.52
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1837
9.3
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.59
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.34
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.45
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7587
38.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7020
35.53
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Bob Shaw

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
2.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.51
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.86
51.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Bob Shaw

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
433
433.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
519.87
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.94
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
107.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
142.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100