Jake Early vs. Howie Shanks — Career Comparison

Jake Early
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Howie Shanks
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Jake Early and Howie Shanks are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 94 for Jake Early, 96 for Howie Shanks), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Howie Shanks, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jake Early and Howie Shanks

Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
178
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1665
155.75
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
2518
600
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6414
600
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
2208
526.13
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5699
533.12
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
532
126.77
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1440
134.71
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
379
90.31
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
103.65
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
23.35
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
19.74
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.48
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.98
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.63
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.34
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
36.46
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
31.06
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268.41
63.96
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.61
58.8
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
183.96
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1918
179.42
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
824
196.35
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1892
176.99
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
216
51.47
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
56.5
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
62.91
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
58
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
448
106.75
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
112.16
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284.76
67.85
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694.24
64.94
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.62
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.46
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
66.96
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
38.82
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
61.72
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
47.43
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
9.72
9.72
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.29
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
24.6
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
33
7.86
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.67
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
17.31
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.91
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.58
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.57
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
24.88
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.55
69.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Early and Howie Shanks

Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3140
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
3057
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.298
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.277
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0