Joe Callahan vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Joe Callahan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Callahan built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Shackelford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.578 compared to 6.4 and 1.639 for Joe Callahan. By the career numbers, Kevin Shackelford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Callahan and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.78
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.35
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
10.01
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.45
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.06
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
40.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
35.63
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
35.38
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Callahan and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Callahan and Kevin Shackelford

Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-39.17
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA