Fred Kipp vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Kipp 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 5.08 and 1.544 for Fred Kipp. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Kipp and Jim Shellenback

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
38.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
35.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Fred Kipp and Jim Shellenback

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Kipp and Jim Shellenback

Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
49
773.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
40.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
47.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA