Joe Bitker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Ted Shaw

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Ted Shaw

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Ted Shaw

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100