Nelson King vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Nelson King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson King and Jim Shellenback

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
38.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Nelson King and Jim Shellenback

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson King and Jim Shellenback

Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
2035.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA