Jamie Arnold vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback 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. Jim Shellenback led in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 46), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 94). Jamie Arnold held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 138). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Shellenback.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shellenback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shellenback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jim Shellenback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA