Orlando Peña vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shellenback led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Orlando Peña held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Shellenback.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shellenback

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shellenback

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shellenback

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
552.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA