Jerry Koosman vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jerry Koosman a clear advantage over Jim Shellenback across the core pitching metrics. Jerry Koosman led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 98). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 95). Jerry Koosman was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Koosman and Jim Shellenback

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jerry Koosman and Jim Shellenback

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
1.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Koosman and Jim Shellenback

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
349.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.19
10.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA