Joe Borden vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Ted Shaw

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.71
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Ted Shaw

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Ted Shaw

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100