Bryan Shaw vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and Harry Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2904
34.19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and Harry Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and Harry Smith

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA