Cliff Melton vs. Jim Shaw — Career Comparison

Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shaw
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Shaw posted a stronger line than Cliff Melton. Jim Shaw posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.07 vs 3.42) and home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.49). By the career numbers, Jim Shaw had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Melton and Jim Shaw

Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.61
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.09
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.55
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.25
67.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.07
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.1
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1446
8.95
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.13
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.87
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
4.09
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.31
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6159
38.13
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6584
37.03
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
4.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.79
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5706
35.33
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5872
33.02
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.13
38.13
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Cliff Melton and Jim Shaw

Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Melton and Jim Shaw

Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
272
302.22
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
303.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
540
600
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
557.75
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
90.85
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.89
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
62
65.49
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.67
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.35
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.55
26.99
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.93
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
109.86
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.75
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.67
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
49
51.76
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
19.48
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.22
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
189
199.65
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA