Ed Heusser vs. Don Shaw — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Heusser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.01 and 1.500 for Don Shaw. By the career numbers, Ed Heusser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Don Shaw

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
6.58
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.53
45.53
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
3.69
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.01
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.2
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
7.92
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.91
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.87
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
38.93
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.62
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
4.37
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.53
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
33.54
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Don Shaw

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
6.61
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.44
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.01
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.87
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Don Shaw

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.26
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
52.89
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-6.58
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
24.79
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.49
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA