John Kirby vs John Shaffer

John KirbyJohn Shaffer

John Kirby and John Shaffer compared on their MLB careers: John Kirby played 5 seasons, 1884 to 1888, John Shaffer 2 seasons, 1886 to 1887. John Kirby has 18 wins to John Shaffer's 7.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Kirby and John Shaffer career totals
75GP21
18W7
50L14
4.1ERA4.6
611.1IP181
200K58
258BB82
1.5WHIP1.5
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • John Kirby: 0 championships; none on file
  • John Shaffer: 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.

John Kirby and John Shaffer 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.
1st1884014.091886531.96
2nd1885583.5518872116.19
3rd188611263.30————
4th18871117.25————
5th1888144.19————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA