Herbert Gay vs. Shawn Hillegas — Career Comparison

Herbert Gay
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shawn Hillegas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Shawn Hillegas posted a stronger line than Herbert Gay. Shawn Hillegas posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.61 vs 6.14) and WHIP (1.504 vs 1.850). By the career numbers, Shawn Hillegas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Gay and Shawn Hillegas

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.25
34.25
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.14
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
4.61
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.16
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
9.1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.16
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
42.36
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
39.56
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.95
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
4.96
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.65
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
34.6
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1975
34.49
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Herbert Gay and Shawn Hillegas

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.37
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.63
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.93
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.57
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.41
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.25
34.25
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Gay and Shawn Hillegas

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
3102.86
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
6.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-12.68
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-11.06
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Shawn Hillegas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Hillegas
Career
Per 600 PA