Doug Bird vs. Frank Shellenback — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Shellenback
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird 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 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Frank Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Shellenback

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
217.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
38.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
34.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Shellenback

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Shellenback

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
37
277.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
19.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
16.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA