George Shears vs. Glenn Sparkman — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Sparkman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Sparkman 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. George Shears posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.333 compared to 5.99 and 1.614 for Glenn Sparkman. By the career numbers, George Shears had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Glenn Sparkman

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.99
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
11.43
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.43
11.43
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.65
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.89
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.54
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
40.97
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.44
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
37.18
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Glenn Sparkman

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180.1
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Glenn Sparkman

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
15600
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA