Steve Shields vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shields as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Simontacchi led in run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 102). Steve Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jason Simontacchi.

Pitching Stats for Steve Shields and Jason Simontacchi

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.09
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
10.1
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.74
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.94
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Steve Shields and Jason Simontacchi

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.74
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Shields and Jason Simontacchi

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
98.28
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
108.62
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
14.58
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
175.86
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA