Wade Davis vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Wade Davis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Wade Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 85). Wade Davis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Shellenback.

Pitching Stats for Wade Davis and Jim Shellenback

Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.39
53.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
8.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
8.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4199
38.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Wade Davis and Jim Shellenback

Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Davis and Jim Shellenback

Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
30436.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
24.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
36.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA