Andy Messersmith vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Jim Shellenback across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 86). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 103). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Jim Shellenback

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Jim Shellenback

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Jim Shellenback

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA