Phil Norton vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil 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 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil 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 Phil Norton and Jim Shellenback

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.95
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
33.92
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Phil Norton and Jim Shellenback

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.46
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Norton and Jim Shellenback

Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA