How Jim Shellenback's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Jim Shellenback totaled 1,960 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1971, posting 524, near the starting pitcher average of 578.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 608.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 5 in 1973 to 112 in 1974 and 32 in 1977, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 5 to 524 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Jim Shellenback Batters Faced Per Season

Jim Shellenback's Batters Faced 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.
Jim Shellenback Batters Faced per season line chart

Jim Shellenback Batters Faced by Team

Jim Shellenback's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Shellenback career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Jim Shellenback Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Shellenback's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Shellenback Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Shellenback Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Shellenback's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Shellenback Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Shellenback's MLB career with Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table