Luis Encarnacion vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Luis Encarnacion
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Encarnacion 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 7.84 and 1.742 for Luis Encarnacion. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Jim Shellenback

Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.19
12.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
42.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Jim Shellenback

Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Jim Shellenback

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