Jack Creel vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Jack Creel
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Creel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Creel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. By the career numbers, Jack Creel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Creel and Kevin Shackelford

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.69
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.14
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.07
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.66
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.52
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
38.69
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.24
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
33.41
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Jack Creel and Kevin Shackelford

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.846
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Creel and Kevin Shackelford

Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
677.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
7.22
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-14.24
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA