Buz Phillips vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Buz Phillips
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows 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 Buz Phillips 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 8.04 and 1.969 for Buz Phillips. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buz Phillips and Ted Shaw

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.04
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
14.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.24
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.71
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
44.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.52
44.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Buz Phillips and Ted Shaw

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392.1
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buz Phillips and Ted Shaw

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
170.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.19
52.69
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
166.47
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
135.26
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
184.04
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.01
58.99
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100