Kirtley Baker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Kirtley Baker
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirtley 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 6.28 and 1.803 for Kirtley 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 Kirtley Baker and Ted Shaw

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.01
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.71
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
6.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
11.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
4.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
43.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
9.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Kirtley Baker and Ted Shaw

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.93
89.93
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirtley Baker and Ted Shaw

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
205.26
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
14.61
46.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
126.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
186.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
48
166.47
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
31.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
29
91.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.16
54.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100