Babe Doty vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Babe Doty
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Doty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Doty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1 and WHIP 1.111 compared to 3.8 and 1.426 for Spec Shea. By the career numbers, Babe Doty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Doty and Spec Shea

Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.86
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.51
60.51
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.8
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.63
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4076
38.87
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.48
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
4.32
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Babe Doty and Spec Shea

Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Doty and Spec Shea

Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
138.87
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA