Dave Jolly vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Jolly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Dave Jolly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Jolly and Jim Shellenback

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
34.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dave Jolly and Jim Shellenback

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
252.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Jolly and Jim Shellenback

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
1777.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
67.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
74.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA