Matt Albers vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Albers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Matt Albers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Ted Shaw

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
38.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Ted Shaw

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Ted Shaw

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100