Jamie Arnold vs. Al Shealy — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Shealy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Shealy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.71 and WHIP 1.764 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Al Shealy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Shealy

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.53
25.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.76
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Shealy

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Shealy

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
587.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
70.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
77.45
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA