George Shears vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Joe Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Joe Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Joe Smith

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
57.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
46.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100