Joe Kohlman vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kohlman 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 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kohlman and Jim Shellenback

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Kohlman and Jim Shellenback

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kohlman and Jim Shellenback

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
675
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA