Fred Breining vs. Steven Shell — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Shell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining 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 3.34 and 1.407 for Fred Breining. By the career numbers, Steven Shell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Breining and Steven Shell

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.34
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
8.77
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.27
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.6
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.35
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.53
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
38.39
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
36.16
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
3.93
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
33.73
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
31.91
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.16
36.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Steven Shell

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.28
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.02
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Steven Shell

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
646.15
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
6450
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
14.73
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.08
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
10.96
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
244.62
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA