Eric Show vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison

Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Van Belle
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Show built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Show and Brian Van Belle

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.16
53.16
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.93
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
3.32
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.27
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
5.28
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.64
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Eric Show and Brian Van Belle

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.12
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.65
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.52
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Show and Brian Van Belle

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
548.01
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.74
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA