Jim Owens vs. Brad Ziegler — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Ziegler
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Ziegler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Ziegler led in run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 130), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 103). Jim Owens held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Ziegler.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Brad Ziegler

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
717.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
8.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.11
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.69
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.01
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
36.97
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.31
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.15
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635
33.06
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Brad Ziegler

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
717.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.07
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.8
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.63
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Brad Ziegler

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
63342.86
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.05
-4.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
243.82
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA