Howie Judson vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Howie Judson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Judson 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 4.29 and 1.525 for Howie Judson. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Judson and Jim Shellenback

Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
3.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.48
31.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.19
23.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
9.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
4.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2715
39.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
4.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2385
34.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Howie Judson and Jim Shellenback

Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
19.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
10.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
13.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
12.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.609
0.609
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Judson and Jim Shellenback

Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
693.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
500
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
36.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
8.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
93.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-6.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
203.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA