Brian Giles vs. Spike Shannon — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Spike Shannon
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brian Giles and Spike Shannon are closely matched on the surface stats. Spike Shannon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.337 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in slugging (.309 vs .293). By the career numbers, Spike Shannon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Spike Shannon

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
138.11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
537.8
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2613
520
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
134.73
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
121.39
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
9.75
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.99
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
13.33
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314.35
62.56
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
166.12
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
152.24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
985
196.02
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
76.22
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.93
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
36.42
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
112.04
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359.24
71.49
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.38
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70
53.1
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
56.92
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
57.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.47
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
18.71
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
28.86
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
28.86
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Spike Shannon

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
1.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
1.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18363
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6121
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.6
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
1.92
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
2.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1369
2.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.06
76.06
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0