Felix Bautista vs Bobby Shantz: Career Stats Comparison
Bobby Shantz has the better career line of the two, leading 8 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Felix Bautista has played 2022–present as a pitcher; Bobby Shantz played 1949–1964 as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Felix Bautista (2022–present) and Bobby Shantz (1949–1964) — breaking in during the 2020s and the 1940s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Felix Bautista has 13 wins and 251 strikeouts through October 12, 2026; Bobby Shantz finished with 119 wins and 1,072 strikeouts. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Bobby Shantz's 3.38.
- Who won more games? Bobby Shantz, with 119 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Bobby Shantz, with 1,072 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP? Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Bobby Shantz's 1.26.
- Who pitched more innings? Bobby Shantz, with 1,935.2 to Felix Bautista's 163.0.
- Who threw more shutouts? Bobby Shantz, with 15 to Felix Bautista's 0.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Bobby Shantz, with 24,845 career Pitcher PIV to Felix Bautista's 6,234.
Felix Bautista
Bobby Shantz
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2020s and the 1940s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
Felix Bautista is still active — his totals below are current through October 12, 2026.
| Statistic | Felix Bautista | Bobby Shantz |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 13 | Leads: 119 |
| Losses not scored | 7 | 99 |
| Games | 158 | Leads: 537 |
| Games Started | 0 | Leads: 171 |
| Complete Games | 0 | Leads: 78 |
| Shutouts | 0 | Leads: 15 |
| Saves | Leads: 67 | 48 |
| Strikeouts | 251 | Leads: 1,072 |
| Walks not scored | 73 | 643 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 88 | 1,795 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 15 | 151 |
| Innings Pitched | 163.0 | Leads: 1,935.2 |
| ERA | Leads: 2.15 | 3.38 |
| WHIP | Leads: 0.99 | 1.26 |
| K/9 | Leads: 13.86 | 4.98 |
| BB/9 | 4.03 | Leads: 2.99 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Bobby Shantz outpaces Felix Bautista 24,845 to 6,234 — a longevity gap rather than a per-season one: Bobby Shantz played 19 seasons to Felix Bautista's 3, while Felix Bautista carries the higher per-season figure (2,078 to 1,308). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Felix Bautista
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Bobby Shantz — top 3 seasons by ERA (lower is better)
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Bobby Shantz leads in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched, while Felix Bautista owns ERA, WHIP, and K/9. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Bobby Shantz. PIV agrees: Bobby Shantz grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Felix Bautista and Bobby Shantz careers compare
Bobby Shantz (1949–1964) was finished before Felix Bautista (2022–present) arrived, so they never shared a league. The table compares 158 games of Felix Bautista with 537 of Bobby Shantz across 3 and 19 PIV seasons; totals favor the longer career by default. The green cells for Felix Bautista are saves (67 to 48), ERA (2.15 to 3.38), and WHIP (0.99 to 1.26). The per-nine rows read 13.86 strikeouts and 4.03 walks for Felix Bautista, 4.98 and 2.99 for Bobby Shantz. Felix Bautista worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 158 games, 67 saves), while Bobby Shantz split time between starting and relief (171 starts in 537 games). Because Felix Bautista is still playing, the totals above will keep moving through the season.
Felix Bautista vs Bobby Shantz: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Felix Bautista or Bobby Shantz?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Bobby Shantz leads Felix Bautista in 8 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Bobby Shantz's 3.38.
- Who won more games?
- Bobby Shantz, with 119 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Bobby Shantz, with 1,072 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Bobby Shantz's 1.26.