Joe Roa vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa 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 4.94 and 1.538 for Joe Roa. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Roa and Ted Shaw

Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.94
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
5.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Roa and Ted Shaw

Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.35
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Roa and Ted Shaw

Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
1358.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
30.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
34.73
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100