Cal Browning vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Cal Browning
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 40.5 and 9.000 for Cal Browning. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Browning and Ted Shaw

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.39
86.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
94.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Cal Browning and Ted Shaw

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Browning and Ted Shaw

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