Joe Edelen vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen 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 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Jim Shellenback

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Jim Shellenback

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Jim Shellenback

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA