Sparrow Morton vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jim Shellenback

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jim Shellenback

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jim Shellenback

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA