Virgil Cheeves vs. Shane Lindsay — Career Comparison
Virgil Cheeves built a career as a starting pitcher and Shane Lindsay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Virgil Cheeves posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 12 and 2.667 for Shane Lindsay. By the career numbers, Virgil Cheeves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Shane Lindsay
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.18
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.45
50.45
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.69
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2035
39.93
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
51
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
35.79
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
43.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.93
39.93
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
51
Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Shane Lindsay
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Shane Lindsay
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
111
432.47
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0