Michael Smith vs Steve Shields

Michael Smith

2of 7 lines

Steve Shields

5of 7 lines

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?

Steve Shields leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Michael Smith in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Smith and Steve Shields career totals
15GP102
2W8, better
0, betterL8
8.2ERA5.3, better
23IP219
14K126, better
15, betterBB91
1.9WHIP1.6, better
0SV3, better

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award 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.
1st19892, better0, better7.651985125.16, better
2nd19900012.001986005.06, better
3rd————1987206.60
4th————1988554.37
5th————1989017.79

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA