Will Calihan vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan 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 4.14 and 1.467 for Will Calihan. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Jim Shellenback

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
9.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Jim Shellenback

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Jim Shellenback

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
24.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA