George Shears vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. 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 Eric Surkamp

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
11.48
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.48
11.48
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
43.65
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
7.06
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
36.69
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Eric Surkamp

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Eric Surkamp

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
12.01
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA