Joe Page vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Joe Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Page and Ted Shaw

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.77
53.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
8.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
5.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
4.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3014
34.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Page and Ted Shaw

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.2
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Page and Ted Shaw

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
547.41
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
112.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.34
36.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
152.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
138.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
105.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
15.32
36.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
67
160.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100