Roger McDowell vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Roger McDowell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 138), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 86). Jim Shellenback held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 62). Role difference aside, Roger McDowell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roger McDowell and Jim Shellenback

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
8.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
4.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4517
38.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
34.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roger McDowell and Jim Shellenback

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger McDowell and Jim Shellenback

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
115.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
151.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
202.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA