Wally Gilbert vs. Danny Shay — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Danny Shay
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny Shay comes out clearly ahead of Wally Gilbert across most offensive categories. Danny Shay led in walk rate (BB%+ 149 vs 78), home run production (HR/PA+ 32 vs 17), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 104 vs 90). Wally Gilbert held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 134 vs 126). Danny Shay was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wally Gilbert and Danny Shay

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
156.43
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
886
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
775
524.83
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
186
125.96
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
153
103.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
17.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.64
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
22.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.52
62.75
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.74
63.48
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
228
154.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
188.35
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
192.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.2
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
62
41.99
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
100.9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
101.58
68.79
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.77
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
59.59
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
36.57
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
16.41
16.41
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
13
8.8
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Danny Shay

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.05
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.91
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5682
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.91
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.14
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
5.53
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
5.05
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.32
91.32
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.832
4.832
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.27
87.27
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0