Alex Cobb vs. George Shears — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb built a career as a starting pitcher and George Shears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Cobb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and George Shears

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and George Shears

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3983
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327.2
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and George Shears

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA