Sam Kimber vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Sam Kimber
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Kimber 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 3.97 and 1.235 for Sam Kimber. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Kimber and Jim Shellenback

Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
9.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
39.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
6.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
36.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Sam Kimber and Jim Shellenback

Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.37
77.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.524
2.524
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Kimber and Jim Shellenback

Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
42
162.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
561.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
21.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
100.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
120
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
16.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.5
77.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Kimber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA