Deck McGuire vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire 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 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deck McGuire and Jim Shellenback

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
34.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Deck McGuire and Jim Shellenback

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deck McGuire and Jim Shellenback

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA