Gary Ross vs. Frank Shellenback — Career Comparison

Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Shellenback
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.92 and 1.548 for Gary Ross. By the career numbers, Frank Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Ross and Frank Shellenback

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.49
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.03
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.59
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
3.92
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.06
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
217.2
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
9.63
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9.1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.61
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.63
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.72
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.36
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3132
39.5
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
38.33
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.53
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.18
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2762
34.83
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
34.44
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Gary Ross and Frank Shellenback

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713.1
9
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Ross and Frank Shellenback

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
37
277.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
508.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
19.6
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
16.94
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
183.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
30
225
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Frank Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA