Dick Burns vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Burns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Dick Burns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burns and Ted Shaw

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.01
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.71
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Ted Shaw

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.41
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Ted Shaw

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15.19
52.69
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
48
166.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
17.01
58.99
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
30
32.49
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100