Ted Shaw vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.77 and 1.427 for Ted Shaw. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Shaw and Tom Thomas

Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Shaw and Tom Thomas

Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Shaw and Tom Thomas

Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA