Harry Salisbury vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Salisbury as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Salisbury posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Jim Shellenback. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Salisbury and Jim Shellenback

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Jim Shellenback

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Jim Shellenback

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA