Joey Devine vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Joey Devine
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Devine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Devine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Joey Devine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Devine and Jim Shellenback

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
37.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
31.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joey Devine and Jim Shellenback

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.043
0.043
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Devine and Jim Shellenback

Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA