Bob Shaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 29, 1933 in Bronx, NY us

Died: September 23, 2010 in Tequesta, FL

School: St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)

Debut: August 11, 1957 (Age 24-043d, 11,474th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1967 (Age 34-074d)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Robert John Shaw

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.3

108

ERA

3.52

430

223

1778.0

880

WHIP

1.321

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1953	20	DET-min	D	10	3	.769	5.58	26	14		6	2		108.0	114	74	67		63		65	1	1	1				1.639	9.5		5.3	5.4	1.03	JAM PONY
1954	21	DET-min	B	6	13	.316	5.00	37	16		3	1		153.0	159	102	85	16	58		99	4	2	6				1.418	9.4	0.9	3.4	5.8	1.71	DHM CARL
1955	22	DET-min	A	9	4	.692	3.14	39	14		5	0		155.0	150	73	54	9	56		98	12	2	14				1.329	8.7	0.5	3.3	5.7	1.75	AUG SALL
1956	23	DET-min	A	9	11	.450	3.40	31	20		10	1		167.0	155	76	63	7	65	0	114	4	1	12				1.317	8.4	0.4	3.5	6.1	1.75	SYR,AUG EL,SALL
1957	24	DET-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.65	22	10		4	2		106.0	101	49	43	13	30	3	63	1	0	2				1.236	8.6	1.1	2.5	5.3	2.10	CHL AA
1957	24	DET	AL	0	1	.000	7.45	7	0	0	0	0	0	9.2	11	9	8	2	7	1	4	0	0	0	46	54	6.49	1.862	10.2	1.9	6.5	3.7	0.57
1958	25	TOT	AL	5	4	.556	4.76	40	5	10	0	0	1	90.2	99	49	48	10	41	4	35	2	0	4	404	80	4.56	1.544	9.8	1.0	4.1	3.5	0.85
1958	25	DET	AL	1	2	.333	5.06	11	2	2	0	0	0	26.2	32	16	15	2	13	1	17	0	0	1	124	81	3.64	1.688	10.8	0.7	4.4	5.7	1.31
1958	25	CHW	AL	4	2	.667	4.64	29	3	8	0	0	1	64.0	67	33	33	8	28	3	18	2	0	3	280	79	4.94	1.484	9.4	1.1	3.9	2.5	0.64
1959	26	CHW	AL	18	6	.750	2.69	47	26	12	8	3	3	230.2	217	72	69	15	54	5	89	6	0	3	949	141	3.40	1.175	8.5	0.6	2.1	3.5	1.65	CYA-3,MVP-20
1960	27	CHW	AL	13	13	.500	4.06	36	32	2	7	1	0	192.2	221	97	87	16	62	3	46	3	0	0	840	95	4.14	1.469	10.3	0.7	2.9	2.1	0.74
1961	28	TOT	AL	12	14	.462	4.14	40	34	1	9	0	0	221.2	250	127	102	25	78	7	91	8	0	6	983	99	4.38	1.480	10.2	1.0	3.2	3.7	1.17
1961	28	CHW	AL	3	4	.429	3.79	14	10	0	3	0	0	71.1	85	40	30	11	20	5	31	1	0	2	311	104	4.59	1.472	10.7	1.4	2.5	3.9	1.55
1961	28	KCA	AL	9	10	.474	4.31	26	24	1	6	0	0	150.1	165	87	72	14	58	2	60	7	0	4	672	96	4.28	1.483	9.9	0.8	3.5	3.6	1.03
1962	29	MLN	NL	15	9	.625	2.80	38	29	5	12	3	2	225.0	223	80	70	20	44	10	124	12	1	3	931	135	3.42	1.187	8.9	0.8	1.8	5.0	2.82	AS
1963	30	MLN	NL	7	11	.389	2.66	48	16	27	3	3	13	159.0	144	51	47	10	55	12	105	4	8	6	664	121	3.09	1.252	8.2	0.6	3.1	5.9	1.91
1964	31	SFG	NL	7	6	.538	3.76	61	1	27	0	0	11	93.1	105	43	39	5	31	6	57	5	0	4	412	94	3.24	1.457	10.1	0.5	3.0	5.5	1.84
1965	32	SFG	NL	16	9	.640	2.64	42	33	5	6	1	2	235.0	213	85	69	17	53	5	148	3	1	9	969	137	2.91	1.132	8.2	0.7	2.0	5.7	2.79
1966	33	TOT	NL	12	14	.462	4.29	39	31	5	7	2	0	199.1	216	108	95	21	49	2	125	7	2	11	858	86	3.51	1.329	9.8	0.9	2.2	5.6	2.55	MVP-28
1966	33	SFG	NL	1	4	.200	6.25	13	6	5	0	0	0	31.2	45	23	22	9	7	1	21	0	0	3	148	60	5.59	1.642	12.8	2.6	2.0	6.0	3.00
1966	33	NYM	NL	11	10	.524	3.92	26	25	0	7	2	0	167.2	171	85	73	12	42	1	104	7	2	8	710	93	3.12	1.270	9.2	0.6	2.3	5.6	2.48
1967	34	TOT	NL	3	11	.214	4.61	32	16	7	3	1	0	121.0	138	70	62	9	37	13	56	6	0	5	531	74	3.65	1.446	10.3	0.7	2.8	4.2	1.51
1967	34	NYM	NL	3	9	.250	4.29	23	13	5	3	1	0	98.2	105	54	47	9	28	9	49	2	0	4	420	79	3.64	1.348	9.6	0.8	2.6	4.5	1.75
1967	34	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	6.04	9	3	2	0	0	0	22.1	33	16	15	0	9	4	7	4	0	1	111	60	3.66	1.881	13.3	0.0	3.6	2.8	0.78
11 Yrs				108	98	.524	3.52	430	223	101	55	14	32	1778.0	1837	791	696	150	511	68	880	56	12	51	7587	105	3.61	1.321	9.3	0.8	2.6	4.5	1.72
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.524	3.52	45	23	11	6	1	3	185	191	82	72	16	53	7	92	6	1	5	790	105	3.61	1.321	9.3	0.8	2.6	4.5	1.72
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHW (4 yrs)				38	25	.603	3.53	126	71	22	18	4	4	558.2	590	242	219	50	164	16	184	12	0	8	2380	108	3.98	1.350	9.5	0.8	2.6	3.0	1.12
SFG (3 yrs)				24	19	.558	3.25	116	40	37	6	1	13	360.0	363	151	130	31	91	12	226	8	1	16	1529	111	3.23	1.261	9.1	0.8	2.3	5.7	2.48
NYM (2 yrs)				14	19	.424	4.06	49	38	5	10	3	0	266.1	276	139	120	21	70	10	153	9	2	12	1130	88	3.31	1.299	9.3	0.7	2.4	5.2	2.19
MLN (2 yrs)				22	20	.524	2.74	86	45	32	15	6	15	384.0	367	131	117	30	99	22	229	16	9	9	1595	130	3.28	1.214	8.6	0.7	2.3	5.4	2.31
DET (2 yrs)				1	3	.250	5.70	18	2	2	0	0	0	36.1	43	25	23	4	20	2	21	0	0	1	170	71	4.40	1.734	10.7	1.0	5.0	5.2	1.05
KCA (1 yr)				9	10	.474	4.31	26	24	1	6	0	0	150.1	165	87	72	14	58	2	60	7	0	4	672	96	4.28	1.483	9.9	0.8	3.5	3.6	1.03
CHC (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.04	9	3	2	0	0	0	22.1	33	16	15	0	9	4	7	4	0	1	111	60	3.66	1.881	13.3	0.0	3.6	2.8	0.78

NL (6 yrs)				60	60	.500	3.33	260	126	76	31	10	28	1032.2	1039	437	382	82	269	48	615	37	12	38	4365	107	3.28	1.267	9.1	0.7	2.3	5.4	2.29
AL (5 yrs)				48	38	.558	3.79	170	97	25	24	4	4	745.1	798	354	314	68	242	20	265	19	0	13	3222	103	4.06	1.395	9.6	0.8	2.9	3.2	1.10

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