Tom Baker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Ted Shaw

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Ted Shaw

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Ted Shaw

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100