Jim McLaughlin vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Jim Shellenback

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Jim Shellenback

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Jim Shellenback

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA