John Shelby was born on Sunday, February 23, 1958, in Lexington, Kentucky. Shelby was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1981, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Shelby baseball stats page.
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John Shelby![]() John Shelby Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#86) |
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John ShelbyJohn Shelby Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
John ShelbyJohn Shelby Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1981 | 23 | Orioles | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 24 | Orioles | 26 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .314 | .486 |
| 1983 | 25 | Orioles | 126 | 325 | 52 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .297 | .363 |
| 1984 | 26 | Orioles | 128 | 383 | 44 | 80 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .248 | .313 |
| 1985 | 27 | Orioles | 69 | 205 | 28 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .283 | .307 | .434 |
| 1986 | 28 | Orioles | 135 | 404 | 54 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .228 | .263 | .364 |
| 1987 | 29 | Orioles | 21 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .212 | .281 |
| 1987 | 29 | Dodgers | 120 | 476 | 61 | 132 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 97 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .277 | .317 | .464 |
| 1988 | 30 | Dodgers | 140 | 494 | 65 | 130 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 44 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .263 | .320 | .395 |
| 1989 | 31 | Dodgers | 108 | 345 | 28 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .183 | .237 | .229 |
| 1990 | 32 | Dodgers | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .292 |
| 1990 | 32 | Tigers | 78 | 222 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .248 | .280 | .369 |
| 1991 | 33 | Tigers | 53 | 143 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .204 | .287 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 1,036 | 3,090 | 389 | 739 | 128 | 24 | 70 | 1 | 313 | 182 | 15 | 671 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 51 | .239 | .281 | .364 | ||
John ShelbyJohn Shelby Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1981 Orioles | CF | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1982 Orioles | CF | 24 | 5 | 252 | 20 | 0.8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1983 Orioles | CF | 115 | 59 | 2,010 | 215 | 1.9 | 211 | 201 | 10 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.83 |
| 1983 Orioles | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1984 Orioles | CF | 118 | 78 | 2,337 | 265 | 2.2 | 263 | 254 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.04 |
| 1984 Orioles | RF | 9 | 6 | 168 | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.96 |
| 1985 Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1985 Orioles | CF | 43 | 38 | 1,023 | 124 | 2.9 | 121 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.19 |
| 1985 Orioles | LF | 9 | 1 | 72 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1985 Orioles | RF | 10 | 4 | 165 | 22 | 2.2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1986 Orioles | CF | 56 | 45 | 1,245 | 129 | 2.3 | 126 | 124 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.73 |
| 1986 Orioles | LF | 48 | 25 | 753 | 61 | 1.3 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.12 |
| 1986 Orioles | RF | 31 | 20 | 585 | 44 | 1.4 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
| 1987 Orioles | CF | 4 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
| 1987 Orioles | RF | 15 | 7 | 216 | 24 | 1.6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1987 Dodgers | CF | 117 | 117 | 3,129 | 283 | 2.4 | 275 | 268 | 7 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.37 |
| 1988 Dodgers | CF | 140 | 138 | 3,636 | 341 | 2.4 | 335 | 329 | 6 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.49 |
| 1989 Dodgers | CF | 98 | 86 | 2,484 | 225 | 2.3 | 223 | 220 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.42 |
| 1990 Tigers | CF | 35 | 32 | 858 | 84 | 2.4 | 81 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.55 |
| 1990 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1990 Tigers | LF | 24 | 12 | 375 | 30 | 1.3 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.09 |
| 1990 Dodgers | LF | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1990 Tigers | RF | 13 | 12 | 285 | 32 | 2.5 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.03 |
| 1990 Dodgers | RF | 4 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
| 1991 Tigers | CF | 26 | 16 | 414 | 57 | 2.2 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.65 |
| 1991 Tigers | LF | 26 | 17 | 510 | 47 | 1.8 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.44 |
| 1991 Tigers | RF | 3 | 2 | 63 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.29 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 781 | 615 | 17,463 | 1,748 | 2.2 | 1,716 | 1,674 | 42 | 32 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.65 | |
| LF Totals | 115 | 55 | 1,755 | 150 | 1.3 | 146 | 139 | 7 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.25 | |
| RF Totals | 85 | 52 | 1,521 | 141 | 1.7 | 141 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
| 11 Years | 982 | 722 | 20,742 | 2,040 | 2.1 | 2,004 | 1,949 | 55 | 36 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.61 | |
John ShelbyJohn Shelby Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1981 Orioles | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 17.5 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Orioles | 15 | 2 | .882 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 65.0 | 5.1 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Orioles | 12 | 4 | .750 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 63.8 | 5.4 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Orioles | 5 | 1 | .833 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29.3 | 4.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Orioles | 18 | 6 | .750 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 36.7 | 5.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 2.5 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Dodgers | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 22.7 | 4.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Dodgers | 16 | 5 | .762 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.4 | 3.9 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Dodgers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 11 | 3 | n/a | 345.0 | 3.8 | 28.8 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Tigers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 55.5 | 4.4 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 1991 Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 47.7 | 6.2 | 17.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 98 | 40 | .710 | 138 | 53 | 16 | 44.1 | 4.6 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
John ShelbyJohn Shelby Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1981 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $35,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1984 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $240,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Baltimore Orioles | 37 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | $465,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
| 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
| 1990 Detroit Tigers | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1991 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
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