How Jim Shellenback's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Jim Shellenback totaled 2 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1969, posting 1, below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1973 to 0 in 1974 and 0 in 1977, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Shellenback Lifetime Saves

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Jim Shellenback Saves Per Season

Jim Shellenback's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Jim Shellenback Saves by Team

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

Jim Shellenback Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

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

Jim Shellenback Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jim Shellenback Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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