Ken Crosby vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Ken Crosby
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats 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 Ken Crosby 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 8.41 and 2.213 for Ken Crosby. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Crosby and Jim Shellenback

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
13.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.28
13.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
46.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
38.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.92
46.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ken Crosby and Jim Shellenback

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Crosby and Jim Shellenback

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA