James Norwood vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

James Norwood
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and James Norwood 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 5.48 and 1.872 for James Norwood. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Norwood and Jim Shellenback

James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
11.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.34
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
43.65
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.872
1.872
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.96
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for James Norwood and Jim Shellenback

James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.74
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.083
0.083
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Norwood and Jim Shellenback

James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
7200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-111.43
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA