Jim Acker vs. Frank Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Shellenback
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Frank Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Shellenback

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
217.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
38.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
34.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Shellenback

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Shellenback

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
37
277.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
19.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
16.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA