George Shears vs. Kevin Slowey — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Slowey
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Slowey 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. Kevin Slowey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Kevin Slowey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Kevin Slowey

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.43
54.43
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.62
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
10.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.35
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.51
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
6.73
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2828
38.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.81
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2643
35.93
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Kevin Slowey

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Kevin Slowey

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
1737.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
487.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
5.27
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-17.35
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
212.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA