Al Benton vs. Steven Shell — Career Comparison

Al Benton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steven Shell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Benton built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Shell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Shell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.66 and 1.424 for Al Benton. By the career numbers, Steven Shell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Benton and Steven Shell

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
2.43
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.89
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.47
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.31
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
3.66
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688.1
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1672
8.91
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.91
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.6
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.72
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.53
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7342
39.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
36.16
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.91
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
4.43
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6594
35.15
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
31.91
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.16
36.16

Fielding Stats for Al Benton and Steven Shell

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
27
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Benton and Steven Shell

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
471.5
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
6450
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
530.57
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.81
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.56
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.97
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.07
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.1
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.8
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.51
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.31
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-18.42
-19.09
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
207.25
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.47
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA