Al Aber vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Jim Shellenback

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Jim Shellenback

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Jim Shellenback

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA