Tommy John vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Tommy John comes out ahead of Jim Shellenback in this starter comparison. Tommy John led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 97). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 126). The edge goes to Tommy John.

Pitching Stats for Tommy John and Jim Shellenback

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4783
9.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18101
34.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Tommy John and Jim Shellenback

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy John and Jim Shellenback

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
443.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
524.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.05
17.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
31.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
53.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
211
122.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
54.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA