Clayton Kershaw vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Clayton Kershaw
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Clayton Kershaw a clear advantage over Jim Shellenback across the core pitching metrics. Clayton Kershaw led in run prevention (ERA+ 140 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 86). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 123). Clayton Kershaw was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3052
9.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11279
35.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10391
32.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.55
35.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
1.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
328.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
494.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
80.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
70.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
17.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
91.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
106.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
28.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
60.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
14.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
211
149.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
4.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA