Joe Cade vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Joe Cade
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cade built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Shackelford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.578 compared to 7.32 and 2.215 for Joe Cade. By the career numbers, Kevin Shackelford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cade and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.35
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
12.87
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
10.01
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.87
12.87
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
46.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
40.97
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9.08
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.02
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.215
2.215
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
35.38
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.68
46.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Cade and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.82
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cade and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
14
381.82
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
44.81
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
51.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
41.68
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA