Dean Deetz vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz 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 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Deetz and Jim Shellenback

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dean Deetz and Jim Shellenback

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Deetz and Jim Shellenback

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