John Shelby Stats

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)

John Shelby Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#86)

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Birth Name:   John T. Shelby
Nickname:   T-Bone
Born On:   02-23-1958  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lexington, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Henry Clay High School (Lexington, KY)
College:   Columbia St. Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-15-1981 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-11-1991
Draft:   1977 : 1st Round (20th)

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John Shelby Pitching Stats

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John Shelby

John Shelby Hitting Stats

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
11 Years 1,036 3,090 389 739 128 24 70 1 313 182 15 671 32 18 4 51 .239 .281 .364

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John Shelby Fielding Stats

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
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

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John Shelby Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
11 Years 98 40 .710 138 53 16 44.1 4.6 9.9 - - -

John Shelby

John Shelby Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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