Moe Burtschy vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Moe Burtschy
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Moe Burtschy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.71 and 1.667 for Moe Burtschy. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Moe Burtschy and Spec Shea

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.37
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
8.64
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.12
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4.74
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
41.13
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.43
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.2
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
34.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Moe Burtschy and Spec Shea

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
5.41
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.04
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.13
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.95
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Moe Burtschy and Spec Shea

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
1384.62
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
9.47
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.42
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
200
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.46
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA