Clayton Mortensen vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Clayton Mortensen
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Mortensen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clayton Mortensen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 86). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Clayton Mortensen.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
8.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
39.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
34.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Jim Shellenback

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2466.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.71
-56.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA