Dan Jennings vs. Charlie Shields — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Shields
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 4.31 and 1.656 for Charlie Shields. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Charlie Shields

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
9.36
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.55
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
42.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.38
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
35.94
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Charlie Shields

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.01
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.02
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.692
2.692
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Charlie Shields

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
28
254.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
581.82
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
154.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.62
69.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
263.64
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
81.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100