Tom Kelley vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Tom Kelley
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Shellenback a clear advantage over Tom Kelley across the core pitching metrics. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 86 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 85). Tom Kelley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 77). Jim Shellenback was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Kelley and Jim Shellenback

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
8.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
4.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
39.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
34.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelley and Jim Shellenback

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Kelley and Jim Shellenback

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
104
503.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
561.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
5.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-19.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
295.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA