Michael Smith vs Steve Shields

Michael SmithSteve Shields

Michael Smith and Steve Shields compared on their MLB careers: Michael Smith played 2 seasons, 1989 to 1990, Steve Shields 5 seasons, 1985 to 1989. Michael Smith has 2 wins to Steve Shields's 8.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Smith and Steve Shields career totals
15GP102
2W8
0L8
8.2ERA5.3
23IP219
14K126
15BB91
1.9WHIP1.6
0SV3

Titles and awards

  • Michael Smith: 0 championships; none on file
  • Steve Shields: 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.

Michael Smith and Steve Shields 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.
1st1989207.651985125.16
2nd19900012.001986005.06
3rd————1987206.60
4th————1988554.37
5th————1989017.79

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA