Jose Cano vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Cano 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. Jose Cano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Kevin Shackelford

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Kevin Shackelford

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Kevin Shackelford

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA