John Shelby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 23, 1958 in Lexington, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN).

School: Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN)

Last Game: August 11, 1991 (Age 33-169d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John T. Shelby

Nicknames: T-Bone

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Relatives: Uncle of Josh Harrison

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

3090

739

.239

389

RBI

313

OBP

.281

SLG

.364

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1977	19	-0.9	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	60	224	211	28	54	9	1	0	21	6	5	10	44	.256	.288	.308	.596	65		0	2	1
1978	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	BAL	77	318	274	53	76	10	1	6	28	7	6	33	50	.277	.360	.387	.747	106		4	4	3
1978	20	-1.5	Miami	FLOR	A	BAL	13	30	26	4	6	1	0	0	3	0	2	3	5	.231	.333	.269	.603	7		1	0	0
1978	20	-0.3	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	64	288	248	49	70	9	1	6	25	7	4	30	45	.282	.363	.399	.762	99		3	4	3
1979	21	-0.2	Miami	FLOR	A	BAL	132	538	478	50	96	11	6	3	38	13	10	44	120	.201	.273	.268	.541	128		5	7	4
1980	22	-1.0	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	134	589	560	66	135	27	11	6	51	34	14	22	122	.241	.271	.361	.631	202		1	5	1
1981	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BAL	138	633	577	82	145	32	12	5	53	42	17	43	93	.251	.302	.374	.676	216		0	10	3	1
1981	23	-1.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	76	349	326	42	86	21	8	3	32	18	6	16	55	.264	.297	.405	.701	132		0	5	2	0
1981	23	0.0	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	62	284	251	40	59	11	4	2	21	24	11	27	38	.235	.308	.335	.643	84		0	5	1	1
1981	23	-5.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	24	-1.0	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	133	615	548	92	153	26	6	16	52	34	16	51	115	.279	.340	.436	.776	239		1	12	3	1
1982	24	-4.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	26	35	35	8	11	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	5	.314	.314	.486	.800	17	0	0	0	0	0
1983	25	-3.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	126	349	325	52	84	15	2	5	27	15	2	18	64	.259	.297	.363	.661	118	2	0	6	0	2
1984	26	-2.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	128	415	383	44	80	12	5	6	30	12	4	20	71	.209	.248	.313	.561	120	4	0	12	0	0
1985	27	1.3	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	52	229	206	31	59	16	4	8	21	14	4	19	35	.286	.342	.519	.862	107		0	1	3	2
1985	27	-1.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	69	214	205	28	58	6	2	7	27	5	1	7	44	.283	.307	.434	.741	89	4	0	2	0	0
1986	28	-0.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	135	428	404	54	92	14	4	11	49	18	6	18	75	.228	.263	.364	.627	147	3	2	2	2	0
1987	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BAL	141	552	508	65	138	26	0	22	72	16	7	32	110	.272	.311	.453	.764	230	9	1	2	9	2
1987	29	3.4	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	6	30	24	5	6	2	0	1	2	1	1	5	4	.250	.400	.458	.858	11		1	0	0	1
1987	29	0.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	120	518	476	61	132	26	0	21	69	16	6	31	97	.277	.317	.464	.782	221	9	1	1	9	2
1987	29	0.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	21	34	32	4	6	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	13	.188	.212	.281	.493	9	0	0	1	0	0
1988	30	1.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	140	545	494	65	130	23	6	10	64	16	5	44	128	.263	.320	.395	.715	195	13	0	1	6	5
1989	31	4.7	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	32	135	126	20	36	7	3	4	21	12	3	6	33	.286	.326	.484	.810	61		2	0	1	0
1989	31	2.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	108	371	345	28	63	11	1	1	12	10	7	25	92	.183	.237	.229	.466	79	6	0	0	1	5
1990	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	DET	103	262	246	24	61	10	3	4	22	4	5	10	58	.248	.277	.362	.639	89	7	0	6	0	0
1990	32	6.2	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	5	21	19	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.316	.381	.368	.749	7		0	0	0	0
1990	32	3.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	78	238	222	22	55	9	3	4	20	3	5	10	51	.248	.280	.369	.650	82	6	0	6	0	0
1990	32	3.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	25	24	24	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	.250	.250	.292	.542	7	1	0	0	0	0
1991	33	4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	53	153	143	19	22	8	1	3	8	0	2	8	23	.154	.204	.287	.491	41	3	1	1	0	1
1992	34	8.0	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	127	523	468	56	96	27	4	17	64	6	3	47	125	.205	.276	.389	.665	182	12	0	5	3	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1036	3326	3090	389	739	128	24	70	313	98	40	182	671	.239	.281	.364	.645	1125	51	4	32	18	15
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		896	3855	3491	485	862	168	48	66	352	169	79	282	742	.247	.304	.379	.683	1324		14	46	22	8
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1932	7181	6581	874	1601	296	72	136	665	267	119	464	1413	.243	.293	.372	.665	2449		18	78	40	23

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		431	1902	1717	248	442	100	25	49	193	85	33	146	368	.257	.315	.430	.746	739		4	23	12	7
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		196	873	811	106	194	38	15	8	72	58	25	49	160	.239	.283	.353	.635	286		1	10	2	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		145	568	504	54	102	12	6	3	41	13	12	47	125	.202	.276	.268	.544	135		6	7	4
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		124	512	459	77	124	18	2	6	46	13	9	40	89	.270	.330	.357	.687	164		3	6	4