Walker Buehler vs. Steven Shell — Career Comparison
Walker Buehler 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 3.52 and 1.159 for Walker Buehler. By the career numbers, Steven Shell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Walker Buehler and Steven Shell
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
7.04
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.28
66.28
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.99
92.99
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
3.52
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.45
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
2.69
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.6
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
9.07
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.53
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.236
1.236
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3467
37.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
36.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
3.88
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.78
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3151
33.77
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
31.91
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.16
36.16
Fielding Stats for Walker Buehler and Steven Shell
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
7.04
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.56
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.93
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.54
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.5
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.99
92.99
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Walker Buehler and Steven Shell
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
158
486.15
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6450
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
195
600
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-0.65
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0