Sean Doolittle vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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 117), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 81). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Warren Spahn

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
2.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Warren Spahn

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Warren Spahn

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67