Sterling Hitchcock vs. Corey Kluber — Career Comparison

Sterling Hitchcock
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Corey Kluber
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Corey Kluber a clear advantage over Sterling Hitchcock across the core pitching metrics. Corey Kluber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 108), home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 99). Corey Kluber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sterling Hitchcock and Corey Kluber

Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.97
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.4
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.52
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.64
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.53
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
60.1
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.17
71.17
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
3.44
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
9.62
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
8.15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.97
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.02
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
6.98
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
9.46
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.142
1.142
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.29
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5635
39.45
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
36.67
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
5.17
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.34
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.65
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5031
35.22
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
33.99
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Sterling Hitchcock and Corey Kluber

Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.97
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.4
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.64
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.95
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.72
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.39
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.2
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.36
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.17
71.17
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sterling Hitchcock and Corey Kluber

Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
702.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
5118.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
525
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
3.6
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
8.45
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.33
-20.83
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-13.42
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
280
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA