Neal Brady vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Neal Brady
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Neal Brady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Brady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Neal Brady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Brady and Ted Shaw

Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.83
20.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9.74
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
40.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
36.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Neal Brady and Ted Shaw

Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Brady and Ted Shaw

Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
450
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
42.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
47.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Neal Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100