Jim Nelson vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Nelson and Jim Shellenback are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Nelson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 3.81) and home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 0.79). Jim Shellenback had the advantage in WHIP (1.447 vs 1.592). By the career numbers, Jim Nelson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.63
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
39.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
619.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
64.96
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA