George Coffman vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

George Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and George Coffman 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 5.6 and 1.696 for George Coffman. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Coffman and Jim Shellenback

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
11.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
41.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
6.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for George Coffman and Jim Shellenback

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Coffman and Jim Shellenback

George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
122
813.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
73
486.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
26.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
146.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
28.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA