Roland Calhoun vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Roland Calhoun
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington Black SenatorsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Roland Calhoun as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 9.98 and 2.283 for Roland Calhoun. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roland Calhoun and Jim Shellenback

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
15.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.85
15.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
48.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.283
2.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
42.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.13
48.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roland Calhoun and Jim Shellenback

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roland Calhoun and Jim Shellenback

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.04
-4.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA