Pete Meegan vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan 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 3.9 and 1.200 for Pete Meegan. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Shellenback

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
8.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
6.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
36.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Shellenback

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.5
82.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Meegan and Jim Shellenback

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
579.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA