Bill Phyle vs. Steve Shea — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shea
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Steve Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Steve Shea

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
8.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.894
0.894
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
37.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.29
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
33.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Steve Shea

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.97
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Steve Shea

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4000
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA