George Shears vs. Joe Sherman — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sherman built a career as a starting pitcher and George Shears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Joe Sherman

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Joe Sherman

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Joe Sherman

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
38.48
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
46.76
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0