Luis Ayala vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Luis Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Ted Shaw

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Ted Shaw

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
2.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Ted Shaw

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
47.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
57.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100