Tom Long vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Tom Long
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 9 and 2.000 for Tom Long. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Long and Ted Shaw

Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Tom Long and Ted Shaw

Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Long and Ted Shaw

Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
600
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100