Bob Shaw

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1967)

Bob Shaw was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1967 for 7 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 430 career appearances, he went 108-98 with a 3.52 ERA, 880 strikeouts, and 32 saves. He also batted .133 with 0 home runs. Bob Shaw was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6442.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 108–98
ERA 3.52
WHIP 1.32
SO 880
Pitcher PIV 6442.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
6/29/1933 in Bronx, NY, USA
Died
9/23/2010 in Tequesta, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1957-08-11
Last Game
1967-09-11
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Robert John Shaw

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Shaw — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
108 98 430 223 55 14 32 1778.0 1,837 696 149 511 880 3.52 6442.0

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1957 DET AL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 9.2 11 8 7 4 7.45 3.83 (-94%) 0.0
1958 DET AL 1 2 11 2 0 0 0 26.2 32 15 13 17 5.06 3.86 (-31%) 149.3
1958 CHA AL 4 2 29 3 0 0 1 64.0 67 33 28 18 4.64 3.86 (-20%) -1733.8
1959 CHA AL 18 6 47 26 8 3 3 230.2 217 69 54 89 2.69 3.90 (+31%) 3069.2
1960 CHA AL 13 13 36 32 7 1 0 192.2 221 87 62 46 4.06 3.82 (-6%) -1560.7
1961 CHA AL 3 4 14 10 3 0 0 71.1 85 30 20 31 3.79 4.03 (+6%) -1009.9
1961 KC1 AL 9 10 26 24 6 0 0 150.1 165 72 58 60 4.31 4.03 (-7%) -641.5
1962 ML1 NL 15 9 38 29 12 3 2 225.0 223 70 44 124 2.80 3.96 (+29%) 3166.8
1963 ML1 NL 7 11 48 16 3 3 13 159.0 144 47 55 105 2.66 3.46 (+23%) 1518.3
1964 SFN NL 7 6 61 1 0 0 11 93.1 105 39 31 57 3.76 3.58 (-5%) 816.8
1965 SFN NL 16 9 42 33 6 1 2 235.0 213 69 53 148 2.64 3.50 (+24%) 3608.5
1966 SFN NL 1 4 13 6 0 0 0 31.2 45 22 7 21 6.25 3.52 (-78%) -1635.3
1966 NYN NL 11 10 26 25 7 2 0 167.2 171 73 42 104 3.92 3.52 (-11%) 1731.8
1967 NYN NL 3 9 23 13 3 1 0 98.2 105 47 28 49 4.29 3.30 (-30%) -839.4
1967 CHN NL 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 22.1 33 15 9 7 6.04 3.30 (-83%) -198.2
Career · 15 seasons 108 98 430 223 55 14 32 1,778.0 1,837 696 511 880 3.52 — 6,442

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Bob Shaw — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
433 519 21 69 2 1 0 18 2 37 142 .133 .191 .141 .332 -2,912

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 39.7% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 63.2% below league average.

Career OPS .332 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 52.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1957 DET AL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 DET AL 12 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHA AL 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 CHA AL 47 73 7 9 1 0 0 2 0 5 19 .123 .256 (-52%) .323 (-45%) .392 (-65%) .715 (-56%) -638.5
1960 CHA AL 36 58 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 6 12 .138 .255 (-46%) .323 (-33%) .387 (-60%) .711 (-48%) -438.5
1961 CHA AL 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 KC1 AL 28 55 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 .258 (-23%) .328 (-39%) .399 (-50%) .727 (-45%) 0.0
1962 ML1 NL 38 73 2 10 0 0 0 2 1 8 27 .137 .257 (-47%) .326 (-29%) .393 (-65%) .719 (-49%) -542.4
1963 ML1 NL 48 41 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 4 15 .122 — — — — 0.0
1964 SFN NL 61 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 SFN NL 42 79 1 8 0 1 0 6 0 1 13 .101 .245 (-59%) .310 (-64%) .371 (-66%) .682 (-65%) -781.3
1966 SFN NL 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 NYN NL 26 50 1 13 0 0 0 2 0 4 15 .260 .248 (+5%) .309 (avg) .376 (-31%) .685 (-17%) 0.0
1967 NYN NL 23 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .040 — — — — 0.0
1967 CHN NL 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 433 519 21 69 2 1 0 18 2 37 142 .133 — — — — -2,401

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bob Shaw — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Shaw — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1959 WS CHA 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Shaw — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 2 0 14.0 17 4 2 2 2.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Shaw — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1959 WS CHA 1 1 2 2 0 14.0 17 4 2 2 2.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Shaw — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home216232113308.142
Away2172871036010.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Shaw — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home214885.18743162424433.21
Away216892.29633802694353.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Shaw — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1967-09-11 CHCHOUL 000000000
1967-08-21 CHCPITL 000000000
1967-08-14 CHCSTLL 100000010
1967-08-12 CHCPHIL 000000000
1967-08-07 CHCPITL 000000000
1967-08-03 CHCATLL 000000000
1967-08-02 CHCSTLL 101000000
1967-07-30 CHCCINW 000000000
1967-07-25 CHCSTLL 200000000
1967-07-20 NYNHOUL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Shaw — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-09-11 CHCHOU L 1.0333100
1967-08-21 CHCPIT — 2.0100010
1967-08-14 CHCSTL — 5.0411120
1967-08-12 CHCPHI — 2.0310000
1967-08-07 CHCPIT — 1.2522200
1967-08-03 CHCATL — 2.0000110
1967-08-02 CHCSTL L 2.2755000
1967-07-30 CHCCIN — 0.1433200
1967-07-25 CHCSTL — 5.2611230
1967-07-20 NYNHOU — 5.0333141

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Shaw — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 430 223 114 299 24 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Shaw — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1957 DET P 7 0 1 1 0 0
1958 DET P 11 2 0 9 1 0
1958 CHA P 29 3 1 20 0 2
1959 CHA P 47 26 17 46 2 3
1960 CHA P 36 32 14 33 5 0
1961 CHA P 14 10 4 12 1 0
1961 KC1 P 26 24 15 23 2 2
1962 ML1 P 38 29 16 38 5 0
1963 ML1 P 48 16 8 20 2 3
1964 SFN P 61 1 4 10 0 1
1965 SFN P 42 33 15 45 4 1
1966 SFN P 13 6 1 3 0 0
1966 NYN P 26 25 11 28 0 3
1967 NYN P 23 13 6 11 1 1
1967 CHN P 9 3 1 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 430

College History

Bob Shaw — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
St. Lawrence University Canton NY 1952

Award Voting History

Bob Shaw — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 28th 1.0 280 0
1959 Cy Young Award ML 3rd 1.0 16 1
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 8.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bob Shaw (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Reggie Cleveland
    105-106, 4.01 ERA
  2. 96
    Bill Swift
    94-78, 3.95 ERA
  3. 94
    Marty Pattin
    114-109, 3.62 ERA
  4. 93
    Steve Gromek
    123-108, 3.41 ERA
  5. 91
    Nelson Briles
    129-112, 3.44 ERA
  6. 89
    Dave Koslo
    92-107, 3.68 ERA

Bob Shaw: the record in brief

August 11, 1957 and September 11, 1967 bracket Bob Shaw's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Shaw's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (1957 to 1958), the Chicago White Sox (1958 to 1961), the Kansas City Athletics (1961), the Milwaukee Braves (1962 through 1963), the San Francisco Giants (1964 to 1966), the New York Mets (1966 to 1967), and the Chicago Cubs (1967). Born on June 29, 1933, in Bronx, NY, USA, Shaw is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. The bio records the death on September 23, 2010, in Tequesta, FL, USA. Bob Shaw was the playing name; the full given name is Robert John.

Shaw pitched in 430 games, starting 223, and finished with a 108-98 record and 3.52 ERA. The same table counts 880 strikeouts, 55 complete games, 14 shutouts, and 32 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Shaw

What years did Bob Shaw play?
Bob Shaw played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1967.
Was Bob Shaw a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Shaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 880 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Shaw hit?
Bob Shaw hit 0 career home runs with 69 hits.
What was Bob Shaw's career batting average?
Bob Shaw batted .133 over his career, with 69 hits in 519 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Shaw have?
Bob Shaw drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Bob Shaw's career ERA?
Bob Shaw finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 108-98 with 880 strikeouts.