Clay Carroll vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 97). Jim Shellenback held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Clay Carroll.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Jim Shellenback

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
8.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5114
34.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Jim Shellenback

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Jim Shellenback

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
66.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
63.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
11.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
73.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
83.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
56.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
65
159.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3.77
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA