Ralph Birkofer vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ralph Birkofer and Ted Shaw are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ralph Birkofer had the edge in ERA (4.19 vs 4.77). By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Shaw

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.01
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Shaw

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Shaw

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
14.12
39.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
166.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
152.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
15.99
45.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100