Rick Anderson vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 2.083 compared to 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. By the career numbers, Rick Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Bryan Shaw

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
8.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.52
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.03
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2904
34.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Bryan Shaw

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Bryan Shaw

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
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Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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