Steve Shirley vs. John Sowders — Career Comparison

Steve Shirley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Steve Shirley and John Sowders are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Shirley carried a career ERA of 4.26 against John Sowders's 4.29. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Steve Shirley and John Sowders — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Shirley and John Sowders

Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.18
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.09
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.45
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.86
43.86
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.29
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
27
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.66
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
10.38
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.97
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.91
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.68
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
3.53
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.67
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
41.21
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
42.59
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
7.73
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
35.53
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2063
37.36
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.21
41.21
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59

Fielding Stats for Steve Shirley and John Sowders

Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.26
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.8
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.34
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.06
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Shirley and John Sowders

Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
174.68
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
559.49
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
111.39
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
93.67
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.19
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.4
36.46
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
134.18
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
151.9
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
63.29
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
126.58
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.15
38.35
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Steve Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100