Sean Doolittle vs. Stephen Strasburg — Career Comparison

Stephen Strasburg 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 119 for Sean Doolittle and 121 for Stephen Strasburg, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 126 and 127 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Stephen Strasburg — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.