Nick Mears vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Nick Mears
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Mears led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 97). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nick Mears.

Pitching Stats for Nick Mears and Jim Shellenback

Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
38.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
33.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Nick Mears and Jim Shellenback

Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Mears and Jim Shellenback

Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
101400
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA