Grant Jackson vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Ted Shaw

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Ted Shaw

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Ted Shaw

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100