Rube Melton vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Melton posted a stronger line than Jim Shellenback. Rube Melton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 3.81) and home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.79). By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Melton and Jim Shellenback

Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
39.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Rube Melton and Jim Shellenback

Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Melton and Jim Shellenback

Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA