Fred Beene vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Fred Beene
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Beene as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Beene posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Fred Beene had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Beene and Ted Shaw

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
8.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
38.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
33.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Fred Beene and Ted Shaw

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Beene and Ted Shaw

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-62.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100