Lou Kretlow vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Shellenback posted a stronger line than Lou Kretlow. Jim Shellenback posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.81 vs 4.87) and WHIP (1.447 vs 1.664). By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Kretlow and Jim Shellenback

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.49
36.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
8.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Kretlow and Jim Shellenback

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
5.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.61
22.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Kretlow and Jim Shellenback

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
446.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
55.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
11.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-1.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA