Bob Elliott vs. Chris Shelton — Career Comparison

Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star
Chris Shelton
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Elliott comes out clearly ahead of Chris Shelton across most offensive categories. Bob Elliott led in contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 70), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 104). Bob Elliott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Elliott and Chris Shelton

Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.84
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
930
534.48
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
254
145.98
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
164
94.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
46
26.44
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.02
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.26
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.72
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
144.19
82.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
244.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
359
206.32
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
132
75.86
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
87.55
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
124
71.26
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
219
125.86
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
147.03
84.5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.17
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
96
55.17
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
144.83
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
13.7
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.94
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.54
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.3
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Bob Elliott and Chris Shelton

Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.18
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.98
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5939
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979.2
9
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
9.49
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.64
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5570
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
10.2
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
10.13
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.01
83.01
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.94
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0