Bobby Shantz vs Wilbur Wood

Bobby ShantzWilbur Wood

Bobby Shantz and Wilbur Wood compared on their MLB careers: Bobby Shantz played 16 seasons, 1949 to 1964, Wilbur Wood 17 seasons, 1961 to 1978. Bobby Shantz has 119 wins to Wilbur Wood's 164. Bobby Shantz won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bobby Shantz and Wilbur Wood career totals
537GP651
119W164
99L156
3.4ERA3.2
1935.2IP2,684
1,072K1,411
643BB724
1.3WHIP1.2
48SV57

Where each stands all time

Bobby Shantz and Wilbur Wood all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)274th (1,411)
—Wins (pitching)207th (164)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bobby Shantz: 2 championships; AL MVP, AL Gold Glove ×4, NL Gold Glove ×5
  • Wilbur Wood: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bobby Shantz and Wilbur Wood season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1949683.401961005.54
2nd19508144.611962003.52
3rd195118103.941963053.76
4th19522472.481964027.04
5th1953594.091965113.16
6th1954107.881967422.45
7th19555104.54196813121.87
8th1956274.35196910113.01
9th19571152.4519709132.81
10th1958763.36197122131.91
11th1959732.38197224172.51
12th1960542.79197324203.46
13th1961633.32197420193.60
14th1962641.95197516204.11
15th1963642.611976432.24
16th1964253.121977784.99
17th————197810105.20

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA