Jamie Arnold vs. Jim Shaw — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shaw
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Jim Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shaw

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.25
67.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6584
37.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5872
33.02
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shaw

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.397
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shaw

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
303.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
557.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
90.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
25.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.55
26.99
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
109.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
51.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
19.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
189
199.65
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA