Bob Shaw vs Don Larsen

Bob ShawDon Larsen

Bob Shaw and Don Larsen compared on their MLB careers: Bob Shaw played 11 seasons, 1957 to 1967, Don Larsen 14 seasons, 1953 to 1967. Bob Shaw has 108 wins to Don Larsen's 81. Don Larsen won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Shaw and Don Larsen career totals
430GP412
108W81
98L91
3.5ERA3.8
1,778IP1,548
880K849
511BB725
1.3WHIP1.4
32SV26

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Shaw and Don Larsen postseason
2GP10
0R0
17H24

Titles and awards

  • Bob Shaw: 0 championships; none on file
  • Don Larsen: 2 championships; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Shaw and Don Larsen season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1957017.4519537124.16
2nd1958544.7619543214.37
3rd19591862.691955923.06
4th196013134.0619561153.26
5th196112144.1419571043.74
6th19621592.801958963.07
7th19637112.661959674.33
8th1964763.7619601105.38
9th19651692.641961824.13
10th196612144.291962544.38
11th19673114.611963773.05
12th————1964492.45
13th————1965122.88
14th————1967009.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA