Nelson Chittum vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum 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 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim Shellenback

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim Shellenback

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim Shellenback

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA