Chuck Churn vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Chuck Churn
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Churn 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 5.1 and 1.531 for Chuck Churn. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Churn and Jim Shellenback

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
37.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
33.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Chuck Churn and Jim Shellenback

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Churn and Jim Shellenback

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
2142.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
6.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA