George Shears vs. Leon Stewart — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leon Stewart
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Leon Stewart 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 6.87 and 1.745 for Leon Stewart. 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 Leon Stewart

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
6.87
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
12.27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.44
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
43.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.85
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
38.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Leon Stewart

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.1
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Leon Stewart

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.71
42.77
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
46.76
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
59.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA