Mike Barlow vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Mike Barlow
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Barlow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Mike Barlow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Barlow and Ted Shaw

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
10.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
39.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
34.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Mike Barlow and Ted Shaw

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.12
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Barlow and Ted Shaw

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
26600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100