Chris Mazza vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Chris Mazza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mazza as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.35 and 1.570 for Chris Mazza. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Shellenback

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
10.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
7.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Shellenback

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mazza and Jim Shellenback

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
6800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA