Roy Joiner vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Jim Shellenback

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Jim Shellenback

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Jim Shellenback

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA