Rafael Montero vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Rafael Montero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Rafael Montero as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Rafael Montero held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 77). Role difference aside, Jim Shellenback holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Montero and Jim Shellenback

Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
8.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
8.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
39.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
34.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Rafael Montero and Jim Shellenback

Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.88
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Montero and Jim Shellenback

Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
4750
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.99
-37.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA