Spec Shea vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison

Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Weiland 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 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. 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 Ed Weiland

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
3.44
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
39.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Spec Shea and Ed Weiland

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127.2
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Shea and Ed Weiland

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
80.12
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA