Phil Niekro vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Jim Shellenback comes out ahead of Phil Niekro in this starter comparison. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 92). Phil Niekro held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 77). The edge goes to Jim Shellenback.

Pitching Stats for Phil Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Phil Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
2.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Niekro and Jim Shellenback

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
12.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA