How Jim Shellenback's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Jim Shellenback posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .275, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1973, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of .283 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at .409, well above the starting pitcher average of .289 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .000 in 1973 to .317 in 1974 and .409 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .000 to .409 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Jim Shellenback Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Jim Shellenback's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Jim Shellenback's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Shellenback's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Shellenback's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Shellenback's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Shellenback Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table