Roscoe Coughlin vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Roscoe Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Roscoe Coughlin 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 4.1 and 1.532 for Roscoe Coughlin. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Jim Shellenback

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
36.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Jim Shellenback

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.579
2.579
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Jim Shellenback

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
165.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
54.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
165.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
173.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
56.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
182.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA