Greg Mathews vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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. Greg Mathews led in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 88). Bryan Shaw held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 80). Role difference aside, Greg Mathews holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Bryan Shaw

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.96
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
8.6
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.54
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.52
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.93
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2904
34.19
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Bryan Shaw

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.71
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Bryan Shaw

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA