Jim Conway vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Conway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Jim Conway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Jim Shellenback

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
9.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Jim Shellenback

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.8
84.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Jim Shellenback

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
25.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
24.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA