Kyle McGowin vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Kyle McGowin
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McGowin 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 5.98 and 1.361 for Kyle McGowin. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle McGowin and Jim Shellenback

Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
39.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Kyle McGowin and Jim Shellenback

Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle McGowin and Jim Shellenback

Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
4800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA