John Shelby vs Tom Brookens

John ShelbyTom Brookens

John Shelby and Tom Brookens compared on their MLB careers: John Shelby played 11 seasons, 1981 to 1991, Tom Brookens 12 seasons, 1979 to 1990. John Shelby has .239 batting average to Tom Brookens's .246. John Shelby won 2 titles, Tom Brookens won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Shelby and Tom Brookens career totals
1,036GP1,336
3,090AB3,865
389R477
739H950
70HR71
313RBI431
98SB86
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Shelby and Tom Brookens postseason
20GP10
60AB18
5R0
14H0
0HR0
5RBI0
4SB0
0.2AVG0
0.3OBP0
0.3SLG0
0.6OPS0

Titles and awards

  • John Shelby: 2 championships; none on file
  • Tom Brookens: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Shelby and Tom Brookens season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1981.000001979.263421
2nd1982.314121980.2751066
3rd1983.2585271981.243425
4th1984.2096301982.231958
5th1985.2837271983.214632
6th1986.22811491984.246526
7th1987.27222721985.237747
8th1988.26310641986.270325
9th1989.1831121987.2411359
10th1990.2484221988.243538
11th1991.154381989.226414
12th————1990.266120

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI