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Spec Shea

Spec Shea

1947–1955  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 195 lb  ·  b. 1920 Naugatuck, CT

Career 56–46 · 3.80 ERA · 361 SO · 943.2 IP · 195 G · 58 H · 1 HR · 33 RBI · .195 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
3 best in baseball
6 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1947 Best season

Spanning 1947–1953, peaking at 1 titles in 1947.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 897th Best in baseball 3
  • 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1952–1953) 1947 1.000 1952 1.000 1953 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP — #3 — 1947 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1953 1 P FPCT 1.000
1952 1 P FPCT 1.000
1947 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

8 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1947 NYA AL 14 5 3.07 27 23 1 178.2 127 61 10 89 89 1.21
1948 NYA AL 9 10 3.41 28 22 1 155.2 117 59 10 87 71 1.31
1949 NYA AL 1 1 5.33 20 3 1 52.1 48 31 5 43 22 1.74
1951 NYA AL 5 5 4.33 25 11 0 95.2 112 46 11 50 38 1.69
1952 WS1 AL 11 7 2.93 22 21 0 169.0 144 55 6 92 65 1.40
1953 WS1 AL 12 7 3.94 23 23 0 164.2 151 72 11 75 38 1.37
1954 WS1 AL 2 9 6.18 23 11 0 71.1 97 49 9 34 22 1.84
1955 WS1 AL 2 2 3.99 27 4 2 56.1 53 25 4 27 16 1.42
Career — — 56 46 3.80 195 118 5 943.2 849 398 66 497 361 1.43

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 NYA AL 27 56 8 11 2 1 0 1 5 9 0 .196 .262 .268 .530
1948 NYA AL 28 47 4 7 0 2 0 4 6 11 0 .149 .259 .234 .493
1949 NYA AL 20 12 1 3 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
1951 NYA AL 25 28 5 6 0 0 1 5 2 7 0 .214 .267 .321 .588
1952 WS1 AL 22 63 6 15 2 0 0 10 2 16 0 .238 .262 .270 .531
1953 WS1 AL 23 62 2 11 1 1 0 6 2 9 0 .177 .203 .226 .429
1954 WS1 AL 23 20 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 .050 .050 .100 .150
1955 WS1 AL 27 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Career — — 195 298 29 58 8 4 1 33 19 63 0 .195 .245 .258 .504

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1947 NYA AL P 27 — — 9 14 0 0 23 1.000 0.85
1948 NYA AL P 28 — — 4 17 1 0 22 .955 0.75
1949 NYA AL P 20 — — 2 9 1 1 12 .917 0.55
1951 NYA AL P 25 — — 7 14 1 3 22 .955 0.84
1952 WS1 AL P 22 — — 14 23 0 1 37 1.000 1.68
1953 WS1 AL P 23 — — 5 24 0 2 29 1.000 1.26
1954 WS1 AL P 23 11 71.1 5 17 1 1 23 .957 0.96
1955 WS1 AL P 27 4 56.1 3 7 2 0 12 .833 0.37
Career — — P 195 15 127.2 49 125 6 8 180 .967 0.89