Roy Evans vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Roy Evans
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Roy Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Evans and Jim Shellenback

Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1843
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
9.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2665
39.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
5.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
35.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roy Evans and Jim Shellenback

Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1842
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.869
1.869
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Evans and Jim Shellenback

Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
84
214.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
513.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
140.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.72
24.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
99
252.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA