Claude Crocker vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Claude Crocker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Crocker 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 6.75 and 2.625 for Claude Crocker. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Crocker and Jim Shellenback

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
13.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Claude Crocker and Jim Shellenback

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Crocker and Jim Shellenback

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA