John Shelby
John T. Shelby
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 23, 1958 in Lexington, KY
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1981
Final Game: August 11, 1991
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 BAL AL 23 CF 4 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.29 0.25 1.000 2.96 2.60
1981 BAL AL 23 OF 4 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.29 0.25 1.000 2.44 2.15
1982 BAL AL 24 CF 24 5 84.0 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 10.0 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 1 2.14 0.83 .985 2.84 2.49
1982 BAL AL 24 OF 24 5 84.0 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 10.0 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 1 2.25 0.88 .981 2.48 2.15
1983 BAL AL 25 OF 115 59 671.1 213 200 9 4 3 .981 0.9 1.6 -4.1 -3.3 -0.8 5 2.80 1.82 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 BAL AL 25 CF 114 59 670.1 215 201 10 4 3 .981 0.9 1.6 -4.1 -3.3 -0.8 5 2.83 1.85 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 BAL AL 25 DH 1
1983 BAL AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1984 BAL AL 26 OF 124 84 835.2 272 261 9 2 1 .993 2.5 3.6 4.5 5.8 -1.3 -2 2.91 2.18 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 BAL AL 26 CF 118 78 779.2 265 254 9 2 1 .992 4.5 6.9 6.5 7.8 -1.3 -2 3.04 2.23 .986 3.01 2.62
1984 BAL AL 26 RF 9 6 56.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -42.9 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 0 0.96 0.67 .983 2.23 1.88
1985 BAL AL 27 OF 59 43 420.2 154 148 3 3 0 .981 6.3 18.0 5.3 1.6 3.6 1 3.23 2.56 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 BAL AL 27 CF 43 38 341.0 124 118 3 3 0 .976 1.6 5.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 1 3.19 2.81 .988 2.91 2.56
1985 BAL AL 27 RF 10 4 55.1 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 3.9 84.6 3.9 2.3 1.6 0 3.58 2.20 .982 2.16 1.82
1985 BAL AL 27 LF 9 1 24.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 39.5 0.8 -0.7 1.4 0 2.96 0.89 .975 2.26 1.77
1985 BAL AL 27 DH 3
1985 BAL AL 27 2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
1986 BAL AL 28 OF 121 90 861.1 232 222 5 5 2 .978 -7.6 -10.6 -7.6 -2.4 -5.2 0 2.37 1.88 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 BAL AL 28 CF 56 45 415.0 129 124 2 3 1 .977 -4.5 -13.0 -5.5 -3.3 -2.2 1 2.73 2.25 .986 2.83 2.47
1986 BAL AL 28 LF 48 25 251.1 61 58 1 2 0 .967 0.9 4.3 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.11 1.23 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 BAL AL 28 RF 31 20 195.0 44 42 2 0 1 1.000 -4.0 -24.6 -3.0 0.0 -3.0 -1 2.03 1.42 .975 2.11 1.79
1986 BAL AL 28 DH 2
1987 TOT MLB 29 OF 136 125 1132.2 311 294 9 8 3 .974 2.0 2.1 1.0 -0.2 1.3 1 2.41 2.23 .981 2.20 1.85
1987 TOT MLB 29 CF 121 118 1060.0 286 271 7 8 3 .972 0.1 0.1 -0.9 -0.4 -0.5 1 2.36 2.30 .984 2.53 2.06
1987 BAL AL 29 OF 19 8 89.2 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 12.0 0.9 -0.8 1.8 0 2.51 1.32 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 BAL AL 29 RF 15 7 72.2 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.9 31.4 1.9 0.2 1.8 0 2.97 1.60 .979 2.12 1.75
1987 BAL AL 29 CF 4 1 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -70.6 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 1.59 0.75 1.000 2.70 2.35
1987 BAL AL 29 DH 1
1987 LAD NL 29 CF 117 117 1043.0 283 268 7 8 3 .972 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.6 -0.5 1 2.37 2.35 .984 2.53 2.05
1987 LAD NL 29 OF 117 117 1043.0 286 269 9 8 3 .972 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.6 -0.5 1 2.40 2.38 .981 2.19 1.83
1988 LAD NL 30 CF 140 138 1212.0 341 329 6 6 0 .982 -1.2 -1.2 -2.2 3.2 -5.4 1 2.49 2.39 .986 2.66 2.28
1988 LAD NL 30 OF 140 138 1212.0 342 329 7 6 1 .982 -1.2 -1.2 -2.2 3.2 -5.4 1 2.50 2.40 .982 2.28 1.98
1989 LAD NL 31 CF 98 86 828.1 225 220 3 2 1 .991 0.3 0.4 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 2 2.42 2.28 .985 2.69 2.33
1989 LAD NL 31 OF 98 86 828.1 225 220 3 2 1 .991 0.3 0.4 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 2 2.42 2.28 .981 2.32 1.96
1990 TOT MLB 32 OF 80 57 535.0 155 146 5 4 3 .974 -3.9 -8.7 -2.9 0.6 -3.5 -1 2.54 1.89 .981 2.39 2.03
1990 TOT MLB 32 CF 36 32 287.2 85 81 1 3 0 .965 -6.0 -25.0 -5.0 -2.6 -2.4 -1 2.57 2.28 .986 2.74 2.42
1990 TOT MLB 32 LF 31 12 139.1 34 31 2 1 1 .971 -1.7 -14.6 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 0 2.13 1.06 .976 2.19 1.74
1990 TOT MLB 32 RF 17 13 108.0 35 33 2 0 2 1.000 3.8 42.2 3.8 2.7 1.1 0 2.92 2.06 .977 2.22 1.81
1990 LAD NL 32 OF 12 1 28.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.54 0.67 .975 2.38 2.01
1990 LAD NL 32 LF 7 0 14.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -25.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.51 0.57 .975 2.20 1.71
1990 LAD NL 32 RF 4 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 36.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.08 0.75 .967 2.22 1.82
1990 LAD NL 32 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1990 DET AL 32 OF 68 56 506.2 147 138 5 4 3 .973 -4.0 -9.5 -3.0 0.6 -3.6 -1 2.54 2.10 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 DET AL 32 CF 35 32 286.2 84 80 1 3 0 .964 -6.0 -25.1 -5.0 -2.6 -2.4 -1 2.54 2.31 .986 2.74 2.42
1990 DET AL 32 LF 24 12 125.0 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -1.4 -13.4 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 0 2.09 1.21 .977 2.19 1.74
1990 DET AL 32 RF 13 12 95.0 32 30 2 0 2 1.000 3.4 42.9 3.4 2.7 0.7 0 3.03 2.46 .978 2.23 1.81
1990 DET AL 32 DH 5
1991 DET AL 33 OF 47 35 329.2 114 108 4 2 0 .982 3.9 14.2 1.9 0.3 1.6 2 3.06 2.38 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 DET AL 33 CF 26 16 138.0 57 56 0 1 0 .982 4.0 34.8 3.0 0.9 2.1 1 3.65 2.15 .989 2.76 2.40
1991 DET AL 33 LF 26 17 170.1 47 42 4 1 0 .979 1.0 7.0 0.0 -0.6 0.6 1 2.43 1.77 .979 2.17 1.72
1991 DET AL 33 DH 4
1991 DET AL 33 RF 3 2 21.1 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -61.9 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 4.22 3.33 .980 2.19 1.77
11 Seasons OF 948 722 6917.2 2040 1949 55 36 15 .982 3.3 0.6 -6.7 5.5 -12.2 10 2.61 2.11 .981 2.36 2.04
11 Seasons CF 780 615 5823.0 1748 1674 42 32 10 .982 -0.2 -0.0 -10.2 2.2 -12.4 10 2.65 2.20 .986 2.76 2.39
5 Seasons LF 115 55 586.1 150 139 7 4 1 .973 1.0 2.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 1 2.24 1.27 .977 2.21 1.75
6 Seasons RF 85 52 508.1 141 136 5 0 3 1.000 2.5 5.9 3.5 3.2 0.4 -1 2.50 1.66 .978 2.16 1.80
6 Seasons DH 16
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
11 Seasons TOT 949 722 6918.2 2041 1949 56 36 15 .982 3.5 0.6 -6.5 5.7 -12.2 10 0 2.61 2.11 .964 2.36 2.04
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1981 BAL AL 23 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4
1982 BAL AL 24 26 5 26 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 3 7
1983 BAL AL 25 126 59 126 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 114 0 115 0 34 12
1984 BAL AL 26 128 84 128 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 9 125 0 18 7
1985 BAL AL 27 69 44 69 60 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 43 10 59 1 12 3
1986 BAL AL 28 135 90 135 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 56 31 121 0 20 8
1987 LAD NL 29 120 117 120 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 117 0 3 0
1987 BAL AL 29 21 8 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 19 0 2 1
1988 LAD NL 30 140 138 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 140 0 0 0
1989 LAD NL 31 108 86 108 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 98 0 11 3
1990 DET AL 32 78 56 78 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 35 13 68 0 14 2
1990 LAD NL 32 25 1 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 12 0 14 1
1991 DET AL 33 53 36 53 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 3 47 1 7 5
11 Seasons 1036 724 1036 950 0 0 0 1 0 0 115 780 85 949 2 138 53
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1981 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 67% 83% 20% 2 50%
1982 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 6 3 50.0% 2 1 16.7% 0 339 61% 83% 32% 29 66%
1983 BAL AL 25 4 0 4 0 2 10 0 2 2 5 31 23 0 27 1 3 2 1 0 11 2 2 17 12 0 88 39 44.3% 44 5 5.7% 5 2930 59% 79% 27% 356 58%
1984 BAL AL 26 2 0 2 0 0 9 0 4 1 2 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 15 7 0 37 10 27.0% 27 0 0.0% 9 3415 59% 79% 26% 274 94%
1985 BAL AL 27 3 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 6 0 10 7 70.0% 3 0 0.0% 3 1535 53% 78% 26% 125 94%
1986 BAL AL 28 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 14 12 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 33 17 51.5% 15 1 3.0% 1 1900 55% 78% 32% 189 66%
1987 LAD NL 29 8 0 7 1 1 7 0 2 0 2 38 33 0 42 1 1 8 3 1 6 0 0 15 12 0 109 49 45.0% 58 2 1.8% 5 4642 54% 74% 28% 496 55%
1987 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 86 73% 88% 36% 6 50%
1988 LAD NL 30 6 0 5 1 2 6 1 2 0 3 49 29 1 38 2 2 6 3 0 14 3 0 25 23 0 132 60 45.5% 69 3 2.3% 3 5260 51% 76% 36% 599 56%
1989 LAD NL 31 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 47 31 0 19 2 2 6 3 0 10 1 1 15 12 0 97 49 50.5% 45 3 3.1% 0 3532 49% 75% 37% 410 54%
1990 DET AL 32 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 12 2 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 6 3 0 32 11 34.4% 21 0 0.0% 1 1322 60% 76% 41% 159 51%
1990 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 67% 67% 1 100%
1991 DET AL 33 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 592 54% 82% 46% 68 82%
11 Seasons 32 0 27 5 10 42 1 12 3 18 195 135 1 156 12 9 26 11 1 73 12 4 107 82 0 557 252 45.2% 290 15 2.7% 27 25586 54% 77% 32% 2714 63%
MLB Averages 42.1% 2.0% 56% 78% 32% 62%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1983 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 100% 33% 0
1985 BAL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 43% 78% 33% 8 100%
1986 BAL AL 28 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 7 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 20 11 55.0% 9 0 0.0% 1 1090 60% 77% 30% 90 66%
1990 DET AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 7 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 20 11 55.0% 8 1 5.0% 1 547 69% 77% 43% 66 42%
1990 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 84 42% 73% 39% 9 44%
1991 DET AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 8 8 0 8 4 1 6 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 28 18 64.3% 9 1 3.6% 3 795 64% 81% 46% 86 51%
5 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 7 0 2 1 2 29 25 0 17 6 1 11 4 0 7 1 1 8 7 0 72 43 59.7% 27 2 2.8% 5 2630 62% 78% 38% 259 55%
MLB Averages 59.1% 2.7% 56% 78% 32% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 243 68% 82% 22% 10 60%
1985 BAL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 225 48% 87% 35% 24 92%
1986 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 3 0 6 1 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 6 3 0 30 12 40.0% 17 1 3.3% 1 914 63% 77% 25% 77 55%
1987 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 0 316 68% 77% 28% 26 92%
1990 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 2 0 20 7 35.0% 11 2 10.0% 0 440 65% 74% 39% 50 60%
1990 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 55% 75% 40% 3 100%
1991 DET AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 105 65% 82% 42% 16 63%
6 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 18 6 1 14 3 0 7 7 0 13 1 3 12 8 0 64 25 39.1% 35 4 6.3% 1 2298 63% 78% 30% 206 67%
MLB Averages 43.9% 2.8% 56% 78% 32% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1985 BAL AL 27 5 20% 80% 60% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 5 20% 80% 60% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 78% 28% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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