Don Eddy vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Don Eddy
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Eddy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Eddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Don Eddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Eddy and Jim Shellenback

Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
32.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Don Eddy and Jim Shellenback

Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Eddy and Jim Shellenback

Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA