Fernando Nieve vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Fernando Nieve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Nieve as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Nieve led in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 86). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Nieve.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Nieve and Jim Shellenback

Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.19
19.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
6.93
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
39.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
34.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Fernando Nieve and Jim Shellenback

Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.19
19.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Nieve and Jim Shellenback

Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
1697.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
23.83
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
188.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Nieve
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA