Bret Saberhagen vs Jim Neidlinger

Bret Saberhagen and Jim Neidlinger compared on their MLB careers: Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons, 1984 to 2001, Jim Neidlinger 1 season, 1990 to 1990. Bret Saberhagen has 167 wins to Jim Neidlinger's 5. Bret Saberhagen won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bret Saberhagen and Jim Neidlinger career totals
399GP12
167W5
117L3
3.3ERA3.3
2562.2IP74
1,715K46
471BB15
1.1WHIP1.1
1SV0

Where each stands all time

Bret Saberhagen and Jim Neidlinger all-time places
153rd (1,715)Strikeouts (pitching)
192nd (167)Wins (pitching)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bret Saberhagen: 1 championship; AL Cy Young ×2, World Series MVP, AL Gold Glove
  • Jim Neidlinger: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bret Saberhagen and Jim Neidlinger season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st198410113.481990533.28
2nd19852062.87
3rd19867124.15
4th198718103.36
5th198814163.80
6th19892362.16
7th1990593.27
8th19911383.07
9th1992353.50
10th1993773.29
11th19941442.74
12th1995764.18
13th1997016.58
14th19981583.96
15th19991062.95
16th2001126.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA