Fred Blank vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blank posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.750 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Fred Blank had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Ted Shaw

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.01
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.71
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Ted Shaw

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.2
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Ted Shaw

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100