Blaine Neal vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Jim Shellenback

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Jim Shellenback

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Jim Shellenback

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA