Lance McCullers vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 97). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lance McCullers.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers and Jim Shellenback

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers and Jim Shellenback

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers and Jim Shellenback

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA