Shane Baz vs. Junior Walsh — Career Comparison

Shane Baz
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Baz built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Baz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. By the career numbers, Shane Baz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Baz and Junior Walsh

Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.25
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.8
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9.37
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.35
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.24
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
9.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.24
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.64
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.85
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.31
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
33.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
35.53
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Shane Baz and Junior Walsh

Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.01
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.574
0.574
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Baz and Junior Walsh

Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
1443.24
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
502.7
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
15.59
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.16
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
1.68
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA