Joe Niekro vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Shellenback a clear advantage over Joe Niekro across the core pitching metrics. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 83). Joe Niekro held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 86). Jim Shellenback was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA