Neil Allen vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Neil Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neil Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Neil Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Ted Shaw

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Ted Shaw

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Ted Shaw

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100