Bill Day vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Bill Day
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Day 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 4.66 and 1.802 for Bill Day. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Day and Jim Shellenback

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
42.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
8.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
37.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Bill Day and Jim Shellenback

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.786
1.786
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Day and Jim Shellenback

Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-42.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA