Mel Nelson vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Nelson 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 4.4 and 1.526 for Mel Nelson. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
9.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Mel Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Nelson and Jim Shellenback

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
13.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA