How Jim Shellenback's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Jim Shellenback totaled 443 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1973, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 139.4 that year. The highest point came in 1971 at 123, near the starting pitcher average of 129.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 0 in 1973 to 30 in 1974 and 10 in 1977, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 123 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Shellenback Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Jim Shellenback Hits Per Season

Jim Shellenback's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Jim Shellenback Hits by Team

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

Jim Shellenback Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Shellenback's career Hits, 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 Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Shellenback Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jim Shellenback Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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