Matt Koch vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Matt Koch
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Koch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 60), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 64). Matt Koch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 86). Role difference aside, Jim Shellenback holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Koch and Jim Shellenback

Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.99
20.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
5.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
9.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
38.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
34.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Matt Koch and Jim Shellenback

Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.75
19.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Koch and Jim Shellenback

Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
1388.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
26
445.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-11.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
325.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA