Dick Conway vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dick Conway
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Conway 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 4.78 and 1.537 for Dick Conway. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conway and Jim Shellenback

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
10.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
40.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
7.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dick Conway and Jim Shellenback

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.915
1.915
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conway and Jim Shellenback

Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
58
154.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
544
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
125.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
106.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
51.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
181.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
57.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA