Tony Mullane vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Tony Mullane
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows UnknownBats SwitchEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Mullane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Mullane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Tony Mullane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Mullane and Jim Shellenback

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.81
90.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
0.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13594
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4531.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4195
8.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
2.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19407
38.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
5.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17814
35.38
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Tony Mullane and Jim Shellenback

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
1.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19815
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6605
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
1.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
3.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
2.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.31
90.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.615
2.615
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Mullane and Jim Shellenback

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
158.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2971
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2720
549.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
133.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
104.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
19.99
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
29.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.22
61.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
173.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
183.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
82.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
45.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
125.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330.96
66.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
44.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
32.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA