Sean Doolittle vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 98). Pete Vuckovich held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 114). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Pete Vuckovich

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
38.27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5501
34.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Pete Vuckovich

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Pete Vuckovich

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100