Brian Cooper vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Brian Cooper
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Cooper built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Shackelford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.578 compared to 5.8 and 1.539 for Brian Cooper. By the career numbers, Kevin Shackelford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Cooper and Kevin Shackelford

Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
5.8
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.35
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.77
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.97
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
40.26
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
6.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
35.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Brian Cooper and Kevin Shackelford

Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Cooper and Kevin Shackelford

Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2800
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-17.5
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA