Gene Bailey vs. Merv Shea — Career Comparison

Gene Bailey
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Merv Shea
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Gene Bailey and Merv Shea are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Bailey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.624 vs .603) and slugging (.303 vs .277). Merv Shea had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .321). By the career numbers, Gene Bailey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Bailey and Merv Shea

Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
213
175.79
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
188.14
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
727
600
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1400
600
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634
523.25
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
513
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.75
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
112.71
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
108.12
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
90.86
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.2
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.71
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.14
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.63
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
21.86
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.75
53.44
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.3
53.27
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
158.46
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
141.86
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
226
186.52
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
194.14
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
78.4
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
45
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.92
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
49.29
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
119.67
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
92.14
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.85
60.95
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.65
59.42
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
63
51.99
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
81
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
50.34
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
145
62.14
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.92
11.92
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
9.66
9.66
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
1.03
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.98
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.57
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.29
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.73
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.43
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.38
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.71
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.11
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.14
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Gene Bailey and Merv Shea

Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.6
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.093
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Gene Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0