Bill Landis vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Bill Landis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Landis 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 4.46 and 1.491 for Bill Landis. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Landis and Spec Shea

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.41
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.46
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
8.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.83
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4.74
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.16
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.83
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
34.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Landis and Spec Shea

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
5.41
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Landis and Spec Shea

Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
2890.91
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.32
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.93
-25.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA