Bill Laxton vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Bill Laxton
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Laxton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Laxton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.578 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Bill Laxton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Laxton and Ted Shaw

Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
7.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.26
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
5.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
40.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
33.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Bill Laxton and Ted Shaw

Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Laxton and Ted Shaw

Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
12100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
166.47
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100