Johan Santana vs. Steve Shea — Career Comparison

Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Steve Shea
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 3.22 and 1.311 for Steve Shea. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johan Santana and Steve Shea

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.62
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
8.05
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.894
0.894
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
37.55
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.29
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.93
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
33.62
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Johan Santana and Steve Shea

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.97
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johan Santana and Steve Shea

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4000
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Steve Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Shea
Career
Per 600 PA