Bryan Shaw vs. Brett Tomko — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Tomko 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. Brett Tomko led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 92). Bryan Shaw held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 80). Role difference aside, Brett Tomko holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and Brett Tomko

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.51
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.26
49.26
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.96
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
4.65
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
9.41
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.97
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.26
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.88
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
5.99
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3270
38.5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7824
38.78
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
5.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.28
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.64
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7067
35.02
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and Brett Tomko

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.04
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.62
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and Brett Tomko

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
445.34
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
500.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
68.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.08
15.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
87.75
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.23
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.04
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
10.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.84
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
180
197.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0