Guy Cantrell vs. Vince Shields — Career Comparison

Guy Cantrell
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vince Shields
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vince Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cantrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vince Shields posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.083 compared to 4.27 and 1.636 for Guy Cantrell. By the career numbers, Vince Shields had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cantrell and Vince Shields

Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.64
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
10.45
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.09
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
41.64
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.82
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.36
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
37.18
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
33.75
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.64
41.64
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Guy Cantrell and Vince Shields

Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cantrell and Vince Shields

Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
814.29
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
578.57
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
4.47
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-24.07
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA