Jack Aker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Shaw

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Shaw

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Ted Shaw

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100