Scott Elbert vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Scott Elbert
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Elbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Elbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Scott Elbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elbert and Jim Shellenback

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
8.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
38.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Scott Elbert and Jim Shellenback

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.079
0.079
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elbert and Jim Shellenback

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
12700
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA