Alex Newkirk vs. Charlie Shields — Career Comparison

Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Charlie Shields
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Newkirk and Charlie Shields are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Shields posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.31 vs 5.38) and home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.41). Alex Newkirk had the advantage in WHIP (1.602 vs 1.656). By the career numbers, Charlie Shields had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Newkirk and Charlie Shields

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.71
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.57
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.89
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.38
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.31
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
9.36
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.31
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.25
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
40.71
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
42.4
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
35.94
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Alex Newkirk and Charlie Shields

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.49
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.88
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.01
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.01
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.69
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.19
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.51
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.02
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.692
2.692
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Newkirk and Charlie Shields

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
347.37
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
28
254.55
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
581.82
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
17
154.55
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
7.59
59.91
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
69.32
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
263.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
74.26
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
81.41
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100