Steve Shields vs. Harley Young — Career Comparison

Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harley Young
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harley Young 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. Harley Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.097 compared to 5.26 and 1.703 for Steve Shields. By the career numbers, Harley Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Shields and Harley Young

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.67
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.74
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.67
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.45
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.95
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
35.8
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.76
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
33.19
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Steve Shields and Harley Young

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.68
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.24
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.96
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.48
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Shields and Harley Young

Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
336
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
17.68
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
6.02
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA