John Menefee vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

John Menefee
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and John Menefee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Menefee posted a career ERA of 3.81 against Jim Shellenback's 3.81, with WHIP of 1.406 and 1.447 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Menefee and Jim Shellenback

John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.93
89.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
10.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
2.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4797
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4479
36.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for John Menefee and Jim Shellenback

John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1793
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.109
3.109
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Menefee and Jim Shellenback

John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
167.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
519.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
115.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
17.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.21
46.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
138.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
169.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
56.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
43.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
99.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.06
53.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
39.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
57.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
26.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Menefee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA