Dennis Eckersley vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley and Jim Shellenback are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 102 for Dennis Eckersley and 98 for Jim Shellenback, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Dennis Eckersley gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jim Shellenback

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jim Shellenback

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jim Shellenback

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
73.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
36.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA