Charlie Heard vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Spec Shea

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.51
60.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Spec Shea

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Spec Shea

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
103.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
80.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA