Effie Norton vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton 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 4.13 and 1.721 for Effie Norton. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Jim Shellenback

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Jim Shellenback

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Jim Shellenback

Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA