Dave Meads vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 89). Dave Meads held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Shellenback.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Jim Shellenback

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Jim Shellenback

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Jim Shellenback

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA