How Spec Shea's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Spec Shea totaled 19 career Hit By Pitch, below the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1949, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The highest point came in 1947 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.5 that year. The Hit By Pitch trended upward through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 4 in 1953 to 2 in 1954 and 1 in 1955, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Spec Shea Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Spec Shea Hit By Pitch Per Season

Spec Shea's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Spec Shea Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Spec Shea Hit By Pitch by Team

Spec Shea's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Spec Shea career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Spec Shea Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Spec Shea's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Spec Shea Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Spec Shea Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Spec Shea's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Spec Shea Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Spec Shea Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Spec Shea's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Spec Shea Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table