Sean Doolittle vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 109). Justin Verlander held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 114). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Justin Verlander

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1317
3.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3046
7.68
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
0.94
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
2.53
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
8.96
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.25
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14607
36.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
3.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.47
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13351
33.68
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Justin Verlander

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.82
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
1.36
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Justin Verlander

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
5550
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
500
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
2.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.22
-22.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
240
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA