Jim Shellenback vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Shellenback built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77). Jim Shellenback held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Shellenback and Dale Thayer

Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.79
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
34.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Shellenback and Dale Thayer

Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Shellenback and Dale Thayer

Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
166
881.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-5.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
116.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA