Tony Balsamo vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ted Shaw

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ted Shaw

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ted Shaw

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
34.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100