Bob Shaw vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Bob Shaw
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne led in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 109). Bob Shaw held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 102). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Shaw and Gary Wayne

Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
2.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.86
51.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
3.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1837
9.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.75
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7587
38.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7020
35.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bob Shaw and Gary Wayne

Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
2.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.86
51.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Shaw and Gary Wayne

Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
433.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
519.87
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
69.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.91
12.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
107.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
39.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.42
5.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
142
142.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA