Michael McDermott vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Michael McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael McDermott 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 4.16 and 1.684 for Michael McDermott. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael McDermott and Jim Shellenback

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
42.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.05
42.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Michael McDermott and Jim Shellenback

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael McDermott and Jim Shellenback

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
33.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
29.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
11.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA