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)

Debut: September 15, 1981 (Age 23-204d, 12,148th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

Relatives: Uncle of Josh Harrison

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

AB

3090

R

389

H

739

BA

.239

HR

RBI

313

SB

OBP

.281

SLG

.364

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1977	19	BAL-min	Rk	60	224	211	28	54	9	1	0	21	6	5	10	44	.256	.288	.308	.596		65		0	2	1			BLD · APPY
1978	20	BAL-min	Rk,A	77	318	274	53	76	10	1	6	28	7	6	33	50	.277	.360	.387	.747		106		4	4	3			BLD,MIA · APPY,FLOR
1979	21	BAL-min	A	132	538	478	50	96	11	6	3	38	13	10	44	120	.201	.273	.268	.541		128		5	7	4			MIA · FLOR
1980	22	BAL-min	AA	134	589	560	66	135	27	11	6	51	34	14	22	122	.241	.271	.361	.631		202		1	5	1			CHR · SOUL
1981	23	BAL-min	AAA,AA	138	633	577	82	145	32	12	5	53	42	17	43	93	.251	.302	.374	.676		216		0	10	3	1		ROC,CHR · IL,SOUL
1981	23	BAL	AL	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/8D
1982	24	BAL-min	AAA	133	615	548	92	153	26	6	16	52	34	16	51	115	.279	.340	.436	.776		239		1	12	3	1		ROC · IL
1982	24	BAL	AL	26	35	35	8	11	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	5	.314	.314	.486	.800	116	17	0	0	0	0	0	8
1983	25	BAL	AL	126	349	325	52	84	15	2	5	27	15	2	18	64	.258	.297	.363	.660	83	118	2	0	6	0	2	*8/D7
1984	26	BAL	AL	128	415	383	44	80	12	5	6	30	12	4	20	71	.209	.248	.313	.561	57	120	4	0	12	0	0	*8/9
1985	27	BAL-min	AAA	52	229	206	31	59	16	4	8	21	14	4	19	35	.286	.342	.519	.862		107		0	1	3	2		ROC · IL
1985	27	BAL	AL	69	214	205	28	58	6	2	7	27	5	1	7	44	.283	.307	.434	.741	103	89	4	0	2	0	0	89/7D4
1986	28	BAL	AL	135	428	404	54	92	14	4	11	49	18	6	18	75	.228	.263	.364	.627	70	147	3	2	2	2	0	*879/D
1987	29	BAL-min	AAA	6	30	24	5	6	2	0	1	2	1	1	5	4	.250	.400	.458	.858		11		1	0	0	1		ROC · IL
1987	29	TOT	MLB	141	552	508	65	138	26	0	22	72	16	7	32	110	.272	.311	.453	.764	102	230	9	1	2	9	2	*89/D
1987	29	BAL	AL	21	34	32	4	6	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	13	.188	.212	.281	.493	31	9	0	0	1	0	0	9/8D
1987	29	LAD	NL	120	518	476	61	132	26	0	21	69	16	6	31	97	.277	.317	.464	.782	106	221	9	1	1	9	2	*8
1988	30	LAD	NL	140	545	494	65	130	23	6	10	64	16	5	44	128	.263	.320	.395	.715	107	195	13	0	1	6	5	*8
1989	31	LAD-min	AAA	32	135	126	20	36	7	3	4	21	12	3	6	33	.286	.326	.484	.810		61		2	0	1	0		ABQ · PCL
1989	31	LAD	NL	108	371	345	28	63	11	1	1	12	10	7	25	92	.183	.237	.229	.466	35	79	6	0	0	1	5	8
1990	32	DET-min	AAA	5	21	19	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.316	.381	.368	.749		7		0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1990	32	TOT	MLB	103	262	246	24	61	10	3	4	22	4	5	10	58	.248	.277	.362	.639	77	89	7	0	6	0	0	879/D
1990	32	LAD	NL	25	24	24	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	.250	.250	.292	.542	51	7	1	0	0	0	0	/798
1990	32	DET	AL	78	238	222	22	55	9	3	4	20	3	5	10	51	.248	.280	.369	.650	80	82	6	0	6	0	0	879/D
1991	33	DET	AL	53	153	143	19	22	8	1	3	8	0	2	8	23	.154	.204	.287	.491	34	41	3	1	1	0	1	87/D9
1992	34	BOS-min	AAA	127	523	468	56	96	27	4	17	64	6	3	47	125	.205	.276	.389	.665		182	12	0	5	3	3		PAW · IL
11 Yrs				1036	3326	3090	389	739	128	24	70	313	98	40	182	671	.239	.281	.364	.645	79	1125	51	4	32	18	15
162 Game Avg.				162	520	483	61	116	20	4	11	49	15	6	28	105	.239	.281	.364	.645	79	176	8	1	5	3	2

BAL (7 yrs)				512	1477	1386	192	331	50	13	31	138	52	15	64	273	.239	.273	.361	.634	75	500	13	2	23	2	2
LAD (4 yrs)				393	1458	1339	156	331	61	7	32	147	43	18	100	324	.247	.297	.375	.672	88	502	29	1	2	16	12
DET (2 yrs)				131	391	365	41	77	17	4	7	28	3	7	18	74	.211	.250	.337	.587	62	123	9	1	7	0	1

AL (9 yrs)				643	1868	1751	233	408	67	17	38	166	55	22	82	347	.233	.268	.356	.624	72	623	22	3	30	2	3
NL (4 yrs)				393	1458	1339	156	331	61	7	32	147	43	18	100	324	.247	.297	.375	.672	88	502	29	1	2	16	12

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John Shelby

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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