George Cox vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. 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 Cox and Jim Shellenback

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Jim Shellenback

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Jim Shellenback

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA