Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,036
- AB
- 3,090
- R
- 389
- H
- 739
- HR
- 70
- RBI
- 313
- SB
- 98
- AVG
- .239
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | BAL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1982 | BAL | 26 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .314 |
| 1983 | BAL | 126 | 325 | 52 | 84 | 5 | 27 | 15 | .258 |
| 1984 | BAL | 128 | 383 | 44 | 80 | 6 | 30 | 12 | .209 |
| 1985 | BAL | 69 | 205 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 27 | 5 | .283 |
| 1986 | BAL | 135 | 404 | 54 | 92 | 11 | 49 | 18 | .228 |
| 1987 |  BAL/LAD | 141 | 508 | 65 | 138 | 22 | 72 | 16 | .272 |
| 1988 | LAD | 140 | 494 | 65 | 130 | 10 | 64 | 16 | .263 |
| 1989 | LAD | 108 | 345 | 28 | 63 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .183 |
| 1990 |  LAD/DET | 103 | 246 | 24 | 61 | 4 | 22 | 4 | .248 |
| 1991 | DET | 53 | 143 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .154 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 20
- AB
- 60
- R
- 5
- H
- 14
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 4
- AVG
- .233
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,326
- TB
- 1,125
- XBH
- 222
- HBP
- 4
- IBB
- 15
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 35 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 349 | 118 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 415 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 214 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 428 | 147 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL/LAD | 552 | 230 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 545 | 195 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAD | 371 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAD/DET | 262 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | 153 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 1.7
- RC
- 330.5
- RC/27
- 3.70
- ISOP
- .125
- SECA
- .203
- BB/K
- 0.27
- AB/HR
- 44.1
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | BAL | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 0.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | .171 | 0.1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 1.0 | 38.3 | 4.2 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 65 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | -0.2 | 30.6 | 2.6 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 63.8 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 1.2 | 28.1 | 5 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 29.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | -1.1 | 40.7 | 3.4 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL/LAD | 1.8 | 74.8 | 5.2 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 2.2 | 67 | 4.8 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 49.4 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAD | -1.9 | 16 | 1.5 | .046 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 345 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAD/DET | -0.8 | 24 | 3.3 | .114 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 61.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | -0.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were John Shelby's career stats?
John Shelby played 11 seasons for the Orioles, the Dodgers and the Tigers. He was a career .239 hitter with 739 hits, 70 home runs and 313 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .314 batting average, 1 home run and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1991
Championships ×2
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
- 1988 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
More on John Shelby
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to John Shelby among MLB players at the same position.
- Butch DavisAlike in Stolen Bases74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tom BrookensAlike in Stolen Bases72out of 100 on profile similarity
- Paul HouseholderAlike in Stolen Bases69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Andujar CedenoAlike in Slugging %, Runs69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Marvell WynneAlike in Stolen Bases68out of 100 on profile similarity
Compare John Shelby with Butch Davis, Tom Brookens, Paul Householder