Ken Jones vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Jones 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 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jones and Jim Shellenback

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Jim Shellenback

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Jim Shellenback

Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA