Keith Comstock vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Spec Shea

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
8.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4076
38.87
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3560
33.95
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Spec Shea

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
8.53
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Spec Shea

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA