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| Name | Team | Age |
| Dave Shears | Retired (2026, Age 34) | 37 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 38 (2010) |
3B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Keller Stargell League | 0 | 5 years (44 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/29/1992 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (97.1 %) | (89.8 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 2010 | Minors | 24.00 | 5 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 3 | 23 / 24 | |||
| 2011 | Minors | 17.00 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 16 / 17 | |||
| 2012 | Minors | 7.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 7 | |||
| 2013 | Minors | 8.00 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 6 / 8 | |||
| 2014 | Minors | 29.00 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 5 / 7 | 20 / 29 | |||
| 2015 | Minors | 8.00 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 8 | |||
| 2015 | Majors | 8.00 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 | |||
| 2016 | Minors | 31.00 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 4 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 6 | 18 / 31 | |||
| 2017 | Minors | 23.00 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 10 / 23 | |||
| 2018 | Minors | 16.00 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 10 / 16 | |||
| 2019 | Majors | 32.03 | 161 | 38 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 10 | 11 / 32 |
| 2020 | Majors | 52.21 | 162 | 99 | 0 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 5 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 14 / 52 |
| 2021 | Majors | 33.26 | 162 | 38 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 10 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 6 / 33 |
| 2022 | Minors | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 11 | |||
| 2022 | Majors | 10.02 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 10 |
| 2023 | Minors | 22.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 22 | |||
| 2024 | Minors | 29.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 29 | |||
| 2025 | Majors | 25.16 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 25 |
| 2026 | Majors | 25.53 | 162 | 27 | 0 | -4 / 4 | -2 / 5 | -3 / 7 | -7 / 2 | -2 / 4 | -3 / 2 | -4 / 1 | -25 / 25 |
| Total | 854 | 238 | 0 | 26 / 62 | 24 / 63 | 21 / 60 | 17 / 56 | 7 / 62 | 19 / 52 | 17 / 55 | 131 / 410 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2026-11-01 | Dave Shears has retired from the Pittsburgh Thunder & Lightning ⚡ |
| 2025-03-01 | The Pittsburgh Thunder & Lightning ⚡ have promoted Dave Shears to the major league team. |
| 2022-05-22 | The Pittsburgh REAPERS 🐍 have designated Dave Shears for assignment. |
| 2019-03-01 | The Pittsburgh REAPERS 🐍 have promoted Dave Shears to the major league team. |
| 2016-03-07 | The St. Louis REAPERS 🐍 have acquired Dave Shears from the waiver wire. |
| 2015-05-12 | The Houston Pipe Cutters have waived Dave Shears. |