Henry Clarke vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Henry Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Clarke 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 4.99 and 1.437 for Henry Clarke. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Clarke and Jim Shellenback

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
39.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
34.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Henry Clarke and Jim Shellenback

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Clarke and Jim Shellenback

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
29
543.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
70.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA