Bryan Shaw vs. George Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George 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. George Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. By the career numbers, George Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and George Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.93
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.64
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.61
33.61
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.53
51.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3430
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
10.4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.43
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
2.07
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4874
38.37
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
5.06
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4593
36.15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and George Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
27
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764.1
9
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.38
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.393
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and George Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
364.46
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
555.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
54.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
49.34
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
7.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
58.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
73.21
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.52
-13.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
144
229.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.46
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA