Joe Neale vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale 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 4.59 and 1.344 for Joe Neale. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Neale and Jim Shellenback

Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.99
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
39.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
35.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Neale and Jim Shellenback

Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Neale and Jim Shellenback

Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
552.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
17.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA