Gordon Maltzberger vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Gordon Maltzberger
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Gordon Maltzberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gordon Maltzberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.132 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Gordon Maltzberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gordon Maltzberger and Jim Shellenback

Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
7.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
4.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
36.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
34.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Gordon Maltzberger and Jim Shellenback

Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gordon Maltzberger and Jim Shellenback

Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
1051.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
60
467.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
16.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
15.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
93.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
31
241.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Maltzberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA