Eric Karros vs. Tommy Shields — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Tommy Shields
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Eric Karros posted the stronger offensive profile against Tommy Shields. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .428) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .222). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Tommy Shields

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
366.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
93.38
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.93
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
23.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2307
194.96
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
8
133.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
67.35
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
130.14
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.18
80.13
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
17.9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Tommy Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
15.3
Tommy Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Tommy Shields

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.91
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Tommy Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Tommy Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0