Joe Borowski vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Borowski
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Joe Borowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borowski and Ted Shaw

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.37
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
38.98
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
34.71
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Borowski and Ted Shaw

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borowski and Ted Shaw

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
25380
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
24.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
27.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100