Lou Johnson vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Johnson 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 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Jim Shellenback

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Jim Shellenback

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Jim Shellenback

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
23.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
27.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA