Stan Pitula vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Pitula and Ted Shaw

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
34.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Stan Pitula and Ted Shaw

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Pitula and Ted Shaw

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
27.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
135.26
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
31.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100