Dan Jennings vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings led in home run suppression (HR9+ 259 vs 138), run prevention (ERA+ 161 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Role difference aside, Dan Jennings holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Jim Shellenback

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Jim Shellenback

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Jim Shellenback

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA