Jim Constable vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim Constable
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Constable 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 4.87 and 1.531 for Jim Constable. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Constable and Jim Shellenback

Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
10.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
39.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
35.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Constable and Jim Shellenback

Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Constable and Jim Shellenback

Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
58.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
63.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA