George Shears vs. Eric Stults — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Stults
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Stults 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. Eric Stults posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Eric Stults had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Eric Stults

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.24
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9.52
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.53
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
5.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
38.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
4.61
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2655
34.97
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Eric Stults

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.48
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2050
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683.1
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.32
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.7
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Eric Stults

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
371.43
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
516.88
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
85.71
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.94
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.78
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.49
22.05
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
111.69
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
103.9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
31.17
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
59.74
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.12
15.9
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.58
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
76
197.4
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.74
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Stults
Career
Per 600 PA