Joe Price vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Price posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Joe Price had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Price and Ted Shaw

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.87
47.87
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.65
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
37.97
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.41
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Price and Ted Shaw

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Price and Ted Shaw

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
513
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
8.96
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
20
60
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
28
84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.29
-3.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
54
162
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100