Silver King vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Silver King
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Silver King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Silver King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Silver King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Silver King and Jim Shellenback

Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.18
57.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9542
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
8.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13671
38.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1803
5.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12558
35.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Silver King and Jim Shellenback

Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10008
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3336
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
2.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804
2.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
92.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.896
1.896
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Silver King and Jim Shellenback

Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
170.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
530.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
105.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
81.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
23.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.37
48.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
141.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
173.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
73.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
54.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
127.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.35
51.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
67.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
113.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA