Ernie Beam vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Beam 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 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Ted Shaw

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Ted Shaw

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Ted Shaw

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
36.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
35.96
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100