Bryan Shaw vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Smithson 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. Bryan Shaw led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 87). Mike Smithson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bryan Shaw.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and Mike Smithson

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.7
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and Mike Smithson

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.71
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and Mike Smithson

Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
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Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
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Mike Smithson
Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
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Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
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Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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