Ted Shaw

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ted Shaw was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Stars. Across 61 career appearances, he went 24-19 with a 4.77 ERA and 191 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2430.9.

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 24–19
ERA 4.77
WHIP 1.43
SO 191
Pitcher PIV 2430.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
5'8" / 190 lb
Born
2/24/1906 in Monrovia, CA, USA
Died
2/2/1966 in Honolulu, HI, USA

Full name: John Allison Shaw

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ted Shaw — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
7.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .453

Pitching

Ted Shaw — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 3 1 1 0 16.1 32 20 0 2 7 12 0.00 2.39

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Ted Shaw — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1927 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Career Pitching Statistics

Ted Shaw — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 19 61 44 31 2 2 392.1 411 208 18 149 191 4.77 2430.9

Career ERA 4.77 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 5.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ted Shaw — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1928 DS NNL 9 9 25 19 13 0 2 151.2 166 92 60 67 5.46 4.13 (-32%) 586.0
1929 DS NNL 8 5 19 12 8 0 0 127.2 126 62 56 49 4.37 4.60 (+5%) -940.9
1930 DS NNL 7 5 17 13 10 2 0 113.0 119 54 33 75 4.30 4.80 (+10%) 2785.8
Career · 3 seasons 24 19 61 44 31 2 2 392.1 411 208 149 191 4.77 — 2,431

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

Ted Shaw — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
67 156 23 37 6 2 1 17 1 10 0 .237 .287 .321 .608 -568

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .288 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career SLG .321 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career OPS .608 vs. league average .764 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ted Shaw — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 DS NNL 25 55 12 11 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 .200 .280 (-29%) .342 (-26%) .395 (-31%) .737 (-29%) -261.5
1929 DS NNL 21 58 4 14 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 .241 .289 (-17%) .353 (-25%) .415 (-38%) .769 (-32%) -307.0
1930 DS NNL 21 43 7 12 1 2 1 9 0 4 0 .279 — — — — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 67 156 23 37 6 2 1 17 1 10 0 .237 — — — — -568

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

Ted Shaw — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Ted Shaw — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 NNC DS 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Ted Shaw — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 4 3 3 7.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ted Shaw — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1930 NNC DS 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 4 3 3 7.20

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ted Shaw — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home100000—

Pitching — Home / Away

Ted Shaw — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home12.150120.00

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Ted Shaw — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1928-07-29 DT1SSN — 2.1530121

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ted Shaw — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 61 45 8 96 7 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ted Shaw — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 DS P 25 19 4 37 3 1
1929 DS P 19 13 2 28 2 0
1930 DS P 17 13 2 31 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ted Shaw — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 61

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
    Deacon Meyers
    23-20, 4.75 ERA
  2. 96
    Jesse Hubbard
    34-41, 4.79 ERA
  3. 96
    Bob Griffith
    25-31, 4.76 ERA
  4. 95
    Square Moore
    16-28, 4.48 ERA
  5. 94
    David Williams
    22-31, 4.83 ERA
  6. 94
    Ray Semproch
    19-21, 4.42 ERA

Ted Shaw: the record in brief

Ted Shaw's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1928 to 1930. Shaw spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Detroit Stars. Shaw played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on February 24, 1906, in Monrovia, CA, USA, Shaw was listed at 5'8" and 190 pounds. Shaw died on February 2, 1966, in Honolulu, HI, USA. The given name on file is John Allison Shaw.

The pitching table credits Shaw with a 24-19 record and a 4.77 ERA in 61 games. The same table counts 191 strikeouts and 31 complete games. Against a 4.51 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.77 mark was 5.9% worse. 1928 brought Shaw a season-high 9 wins. Shaw struck out 75 batters in 1930, a career high. In 1930, one of the busiest seasons, Shaw posted a 4.30 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.80. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 2,430.9 for Shaw's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Shaw

Was Ted Shaw a pitcher?
Yes. Ted Shaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 191 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ted Shaw hit?
Ted Shaw hit 1 career home run with 37 hits.
What teams did Ted Shaw play for?
Ted Shaw played for one team, the Detroit Stars (1928–1930).
What were Ted Shaw's career stats?
In 61 games, Ted Shaw went 24-19 with a 4.77 ERA, 191 strikeouts, 392.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
What position did Ted Shaw play?
Ted Shaw played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ted Shaw and how much did he weigh?
Ted Shaw was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Ted Shaw's career ERA?
Ted Shaw finished with a 4.77 career ERA, going 24-19 with 191 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ted Shaw have?
Ted Shaw recorded 191 career strikeouts.
Is Ted Shaw in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ted Shaw has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.