Danny Duffy vs. Steven Shell — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Shell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Shell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Shell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.95 and 1.321 for Danny Duffy. By the career numbers, Steven Shell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Steven Shell

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.95
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
8.53
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.11
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.6
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.53
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.236
1.236
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4974
38.19
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
36.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.18
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4448
34.15
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
31.91
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.16
36.16

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Steven Shell

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.04
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.91
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.17
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Steven Shell

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
5850
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
6450
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-4.88
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
275
Steven Shell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Shell
Career
Per 600 PA