Mike Rowland vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Rowland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Rowland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Rowland and Ted Shaw

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
34.23
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Mike Rowland and Ted Shaw

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Rowland and Ted Shaw

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
128.32
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
97.11
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.19
52.69
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
173.41
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
166.47
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
135.26
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.01
58.99
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100