What years did Al Shaw play?

Al Shaw played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1909.

Was Al Shaw a pitcher?

No. Al Shaw was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Al Shaw hit?

Al Shaw hit 1 career home runs with 92 hits.

Al Shaw

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1909)

AVG .200

HR 1

RBI 32

H 92

OPS .507

PIV -1,031

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 170 lb
Born: 5/22/1873 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Died: 3/25/1958 in Uhrichsville, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-06-10
Last Game: 1909-09-14

Full name: Alfred Louis Shaw

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
181	459	31	92	9	3	1	32	6	35	51	.200	.267	.240	.507	-1,031

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .309 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .507 vs. league average .630 across their career seasons — 19.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	DET	AL	55	171	20	46	7	0	1	23	2	10	13	.269	.271 (-1%)	.326 (-2%)	.359 (-9%)	.686 (-6%)	-122.9
1907	BOS	AL	76	198	10	38	1	3	0	7	4	18	24	.192	.245 (-22%)	.304 (-11%)	.308 (-26%)	.613 (-19%)	-482.0
1908	CHA	AL	32	49	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	10	.082	—	—	—	—	-426.1
1909	BSN	NL	18	41	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			181	459	31	92	9	3	1	32	6	35	51	.200	—	—	—	—	-1,031

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	79	210	18	47	0	18	.224
Away	103	247	14	45	1	15	.182

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1909-09-14	BSN	NY1	W	2	1	1	1	0
1909-09-13	BSN	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	2
1909-09-11	BSN	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	0
1909-09-08	BSN	PHI	L	4	0	1	0	0
1909-09-06	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-04	BSN	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0
1909-09-02	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	2	0	0
1909-08-28	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1909-08-23	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1909-08-21	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	10	0	85	3	6	8
3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
C	158	83	573	188	31	16
SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	DET	1B	9	0	83	3	5	7
1901	DET	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1901	DET	C	42	0	134	46	12	5
1901	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907	BOS	1B	1	0	2	0	1	1
1907	BOS	C	73	60	294	106	12	10
1908	CHA	C	29	9	87	15	5	1
1909	BSN	C	14	14	58	21	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	159
First Base	10
Third Base	2
Shortstop	1
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Shaw

What years did Al Shaw play?: Al Shaw played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1909.
Was Al Shaw a pitcher?: No. Al Shaw was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Al Shaw hit?: Al Shaw hit 1 career home runs with 92 hits.