Joe Krakauskas vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Krakauskas
Greatest GenerationCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Krakauskas built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.53 and 1.645 for Joe Krakauskas. By the career numbers, Bryan Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Krakauskas and Bryan Shaw

Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.28
42.28
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
4.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.96
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1751
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
583.2
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
9.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.47
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.52
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5.35
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
40.92
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.83
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.38
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2295
35.39
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Krakauskas and Bryan Shaw

Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
27
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764.1
9
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.87
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.758
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Krakauskas and Bryan Shaw

Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
442.57
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
543.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
98.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
71.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.79
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.94
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.73
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.66
28.69
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.69
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
136.63
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
24.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.61
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
62
184.16
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Krakauskas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.82
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.82
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Krakauskas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA