Tyler Matzek vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Tyler Matzek
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Matzek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Matzek led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 138), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77). Jim Shellenback held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 86 vs 78). Role difference aside, Tyler Matzek holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Matzek and Jim Shellenback

Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.71
13.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
7.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257
38.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Tyler Matzek and Jim Shellenback

Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.71
13.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Matzek and Jim Shellenback

Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
2042.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
31.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
33.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Matzek
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA