Glenn Elliott vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Glenn Elliott
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Glenn Elliott 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 4.08 and 1.461 for Glenn Elliott. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Elliott and Jim Shellenback

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
38.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
34.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Glenn Elliott and Jim Shellenback

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Elliott and Jim Shellenback

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
34
816
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-2.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
168
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA