Charlie Kerfeld vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Kerfeld as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Kerfeld led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 138), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98). Jim Shellenback held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 86 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Shellenback

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Shellenback

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jim Shellenback

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA