Ron Blackburn vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blackburn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Ron Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blackburn and Ted Shaw

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Ted Shaw

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Ted Shaw

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.19
52.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.01
58.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100