Niles Jordan vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Niles Jordan built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Niles Jordan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. By the career numbers, Niles Jordan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Niles Jordan and Kevin Shackelford

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
10.01
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
35.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Niles Jordan and Kevin Shackelford

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Niles Jordan and Kevin Shackelford

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
525
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA