Joe Shipley vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Shipley
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Shipley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.93 and 1.909 for Joe Shipley. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Shipley and Lee Wade

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
43.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.886
1.886
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
35.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.77
43.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Shipley and Lee Wade

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Shipley and Lee Wade

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA