George Shears vs. Chuck Smith — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Smith 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. Chuck Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Chuck Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Chuck Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.84
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.54
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
38.36
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
33.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Chuck Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210.2
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.97
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.84
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Chuck Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
308.57
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.28
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-5.54
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA