Chet Nichols vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Chet Nichols
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Nichols 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 7.19 and 1.818 for Chet Nichols. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Nichols and Ted Shaw

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
7.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
12.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
43.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
8.51
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.818
1.818
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
38.96
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Chet Nichols and Ted Shaw

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Nichols and Ted Shaw

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
830.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
31.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
33.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100