Gus McGinnis vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis 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 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Shellenback

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Shellenback

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Shellenback

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA