Doug Fister vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 120), strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 104). Aaron Small held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 112). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Fister.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Aaron Small

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
9.21
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.89
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5511
34.87
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Aaron Small

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Aaron Small

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
492.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
93.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA