Bob File vs. Tom Shearn — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Shearn
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Shearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.96 and 1.378 for Tom Shearn. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Tom Shearn

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.82
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.41
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
37.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
33.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Tom Shearn

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Tom Shearn

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-3.65
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-52.34
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA