Alex Cobb vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alex Cobb a clear advantage over Jim Shellenback across the core pitching metrics. Alex Cobb led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 98). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 129). Alex Cobb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Jim Shellenback

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
3.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Jim Shellenback

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Jim Shellenback

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA