George Shears vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Ford Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Ford Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Ford Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.4
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.54
54.21
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
80.23
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
46.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA