Jim Donohue vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue 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 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Jim Shellenback

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
8.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
39.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Jim Shellenback

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Jim Shellenback

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
11.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-4.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA