Bryan Shaw vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. By the career numbers, Bob Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and Bob Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9652
38.67
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.63
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and Bob Smith

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and Bob Smith

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742
248.3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1793
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.4
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
110
36.81
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17