Pug Cavet vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Pug Cavet
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pug Cavet built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shields as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pug Cavet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 5.26 and 1.703 for Steve Shields. By the career numbers, Pug Cavet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pug Cavet and Steve Shields

Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.95
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.87
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.44
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226.1
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.67
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.66
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.74
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
36.38
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.72
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.18
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
33.28
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Pug Cavet and Steve Shields

Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.81
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.73
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.633
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pug Cavet and Steve Shields

Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
49
367.5
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
540
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
26.61
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
18.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
34
255
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA