Danny Darwin vs. Steven Shell — Career Comparison

Danny Darwin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Shell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Darwin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Shell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Shell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.84 and 1.301 for Danny Darwin. By the career numbers, Steven Shell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Darwin and Steven Shell

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.54
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.44
48.44
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1286
3.84
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2951
8.8
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.96
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.61
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.6
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.3
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1942
5.79
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.53
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.24
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12716
37.94
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
36.16
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.51
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
4.27
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.37
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.33
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.58
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11526
34.39
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
31.91
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.16
36.16

Fielding Stats for Danny Darwin and Steven Shell

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.55
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.09
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.72
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.63
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Darwin and Steven Shell

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
1297.01
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
6450
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
547.9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
70.06
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.27
18.45
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.78
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
82.63
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.87
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.78
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
171
307.19
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.93
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA