Saul Rivera vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Saul Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Saul Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Saul Rivera and Ted Shaw

Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Saul Rivera and Ted Shaw

Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Saul Rivera and Ted Shaw

Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
79.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
23.01
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100