Spec Shea vs. Amos Willingham — Career Comparison

Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Amos Willingham
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Shea built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Willingham 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 7.11 and 1.895 for Amos Willingham. 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 Amos Willingham

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
13.14
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
42.99
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.816
1.816
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
38.72
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.99
42.99

Fielding Stats for Spec Shea and Amos Willingham

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
6.75
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.78
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Shea and Amos Willingham

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
600
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA