Lucas Giolito vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Lucas Giolito
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lucas Giolito and Bob Shirley are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Lucas Giolito and 96 for Bob Shirley, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Lucas Giolito gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Lucas Giolito and Bob Shirley

Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.58
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.55
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.51
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
4.3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3476
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
7.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.42
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.43
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.41
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
9.31
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.38
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4873
37.85
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6106
38.38
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.66
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
4.61
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.23
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.65
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4355
33.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5416
34.04
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Lucas Giolito and Bob Shirley

Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.58
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3476
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.57
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.91
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lucas Giolito and Bob Shirley

Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
6180
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
862.25
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
522.52
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.96
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
13.47
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
63.58
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
29.8
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.89
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.7
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
6.5
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.83
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
330
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
202.65
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.97
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA