Spec Shea vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Smith
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 10.38 and 1.846 for Brian Smith. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Shea and Brian Smith

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3560
33.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Spec Shea and Brian Smith

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Shea and Brian Smith

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA