George Shears vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Warren Spahn

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Warren Spahn

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Warren Spahn

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.61
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67