Jay Ritchie vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Ritchie and Ted Shaw

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Jay Ritchie and Ted Shaw

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Ritchie and Ted Shaw

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
23.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100