Al Baker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Ted Shaw

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Ted Shaw

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Ted Shaw

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100