Clint Blume vs. Bob Shawkey — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Shawkey
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Shawkey built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.09 and 1.273 for Bob Shawkey. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Bob Shawkey

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.6
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.46
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.65
56.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.44
68.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
3.09
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8811
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2937
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2722
8.34
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
3.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
4.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12074
37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1200
3.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11008
33.73
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Bob Shawkey

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.36
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.728
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Bob Shawkey

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
258.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1134
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
555.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
119.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
100.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.94
34.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
143.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
138.62
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
47.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
49.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.7
38.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
17.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
181
95.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.27
6.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
25.4
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA