Bots Nekola vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Bots Nekola
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Bots Nekola 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 5.85 and 2.050 for Bots Nekola. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bots Nekola and Jim Shellenback

Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
43.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
36.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Bots Nekola and Jim Shellenback

Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
27
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453.2
9
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.818
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bots Nekola and Jim Shellenback

Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1320
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
149.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
146.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bots Nekola
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA