Mel Nelson vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Mel Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Nelson and Ted Shaw

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
9.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.92
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Mel Nelson and Ted Shaw

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Nelson and Ted Shaw

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
13.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100