Danny Kolb vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Danny Kolb
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Kolb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 184 vs 138), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 86). Role difference aside, Danny Kolb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Kolb and Jim Shellenback

Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
9.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.35
32.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
286.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
39.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
34.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Danny Kolb and Jim Shellenback

Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
9.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
286.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.155
0.155
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Kolb and Jim Shellenback

Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
174000
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA