Walt Masterson vs. Joe Shipley — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Shipley
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Shipley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.93 and 1.909 for Joe Shipley. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Joe Shipley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.82
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
43.77
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.886
1.886
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
35.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.77
43.77

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Joe Shipley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Joe Shipley

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA