Sean Doolittle vs. Brent Strom — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Brent Strom
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brent Strom 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), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 100). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Brent Strom

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
8.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
3.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.99
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
38.17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
4.76
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.75
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
34.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Brent Strom

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.83
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Brent Strom

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
7.56
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-8.6
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA