Dick Mulligan vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats 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 Dick Mulligan 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 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Jim Shellenback

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Jim Shellenback

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Jim Shellenback

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA