Dick McCabe vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dick McCabe
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick McCabe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick McCabe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Dick McCabe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McCabe and Jim Shellenback

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dick McCabe and Jim Shellenback

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McCabe and Jim Shellenback

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA