Dave Rucker vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Dave Rucker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Rucker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Rucker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Dave Rucker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Rucker and Ted Shaw

Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.94
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9.49
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.79
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
39.58
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
34.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Dave Rucker and Ted Shaw

Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.34
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Rucker and Ted Shaw

Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
4457.14
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
28.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
26.63
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100