John Shelby
John Shelby
Full name: John T Shelby
Born: February 23, 1958, Lexington, Kentucky
First Game: September 15, 1981 ; Final Game: August 11, 1991
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
John Shelby
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1981 BAL A Daily Splits 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1981 BAL A
1982 BAL A Daily Splits 26 35 8 11 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .314 .486 -0.1 1982 BAL A
1983 BAL A Daily Splits 126 325 52 84 15 2 5 27 18 2 64 0 6 0 0 3 2 15 2 .258 .297 .363 -0.6 1983 BAL A
1984 BAL A Daily Splits 128 383 44 80 12 5 6 30 20 0 71 0 12 0 0 9 4 12 4 .209 .248 .313 -2.6 1984 BAL A
1985 BAL A Daily Splits 69 205 28 58 6 2 7 27 7 0 44 0 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 .283 .307 .434 0.4 1985 BAL A
1986 BAL A Daily Splits 135 404 54 92 14 4 11 49 18 0 75 2 2 2 0 4 3 18 6 .228 .263 .364 -2.2 1986 BAL A
1987 BAL A Daily Splits 21 32 4 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .188 .212 .281 -0.4 1987 BAL A
1987 LA N Daily Splits 120 476 61 132 26 0 21 69 31 2 97 1 1 9 0 3 9 16 6 .277 .317 .464 0.3 1987 LA N
1987 Total 141 508 65 138 26 0 22 72 32 2 110 1 2 9 0 4 9 16 7 .272 .311 .453 -0.1 1987 Total
1988 LA N Daily Splits 140 494 65 130 23 6 10 64 44 5 128 0 1 6 0 7 13 16 5 .263 .320 .395 0.2 1988 LA N
1989 LA N Daily Splits 108 345 28 63 11 1 1 12 25 5 92 0 0 1 0 3 6 10 7 .183 .237 .229 -4.0 1989 LA N
1990 LA N Daily Splits 25 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .250 .292 -0.2 1990 LA N
1990 DET A Daily Splits 78 222 22 55 9 3 4 20 10 0 51 0 6 0 0 2 6 3 5 .248 .280 .369 -0.8 1990 DET A
1990 Total 103 246 24 61 10 3 4 22 10 0 58 0 6 0 0 2 7 4 5 .248 .277 .362 -1.0 1990 Total
1991 DET A Daily Splits 53 143 19 22 8 1 3 8 8 1 23 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 .154 .204 .287 -1.1 1991 DET A
Total NL 393 1339 156 331 61 7 32 147 100 12 324 1 2 16 0 13 29 43 18 .247 .297 .375 -3.7 Total NL
Total AL 643 1751 233 408 67 17 38 166 82 3 347 3 30 2 0 24 22 55 22 .233 .268 .356 -7.4 Total AL
Total Splits 1036 3090 389 739 128 24 70 313 182 15 671 4 32 18 0 37 51 98 40 .239 .281 .364 -11.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1983 BAL A Daily Splits 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .222 1983 BAL A
1988 LA N Daily Splits 7 24 3 4 0 0 0 3 5 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .167 .300 .167 1988 LA N
Total NL 7 24 3 4 0 0 0 3 5 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .167 .300 .167 Total NL
Total AL 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .222 Total AL
Total Splits 10 33 4 6 0 0 0 3 6 1 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 .182 .300 .182 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1983 BAL A Daily Splits 5 9 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .400 .444 1983 BAL A
1988 LA N Daily Splits 5 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .278 1988 LA N
Total Splits 10 27 1 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .333 .333 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1981 BAL A Daily OF 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1981 BAL A CF 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 BAL A DH 2 0 0 -
1982 BAL A Daily OF 24 5 5 84 20 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 24 0
1982 BAL A CF 24 5 5 84 19 1 0 1 0 1.000
1983 BAL A Daily OF 115 59 58 671.1 200 9 4 3 0 .981 1 114 0
1983 BAL A CF 114 59 58 670.1 201 10 4 3 0 .981
1983 BAL A DH 1 0 0 -
1983 BAL A LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1984 BAL A Daily OF 125 84 78 835.2 261 9 2 1 0 .993 0 118 9
1984 BAL A CF 118 78 74 779.2 254 9 2 1 0 .992
1984 BAL A RF 9 6 4 56 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 BAL A Daily OF 59 43 41 420.2 148 3 3 0 0 .981 9 43 10
1985 BAL A CF 43 38 36 341 118 3 3 0 0 .976
1985 BAL A RF 10 4 4 55.1 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 BAL A LF 9 1 1 24.1 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 BAL A DH 3 1 1 -
1985 BAL A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1986 BAL A Daily OF 121 90 75 861.1 222 5 5 2 0 .978 48 56 31
1986 BAL A CF 56 45 40 415 124 2 3 1 0 .977
1986 BAL A LF 48 25 18 251.1 58 1 2 0 0 .967
1986 BAL A RF 31 20 17 195 42 2 0 1 0 1.000
1986 BAL A DH 2 0 0 -
1987 BAL A Daily OF 19 8 6 89.2 25 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 15
1987 BAL A RF 15 7 5 72.2 23 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 BAL A CF 4 1 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 BAL A DH 1 0 0 -
1987 LA N Daily OF 117 117 113 1043 269 9 8 3 0 .972 0 117 0
1987 LA N CF 117 117 113 1043 268 7 8 3 0 .972
1987 Total CF 121 118 114 1060 271 7 8 3 0 .972
1987 Total OF 136 125 119 1132.2 294 9 8 3 0 .974 0 121 15
1988 LA N Daily OF 140 138 127 1212 329 7 6 1 0 .982 0 140 0
1988 LA N CF 140 138 127 1212 329 6 6 0 0 .982
1989 LA N Daily OF 98 86 85 828.1 220 3 2 1 0 .991 0 98 0
1989 LA N CF 98 86 85 828.1 220 3 2 1 0 .991
1990 LA N Daily OF 12 1 1 28.1 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 4
1990 LA N LF 7 0 0 14.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 LA N RF 4 1 1 13 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 LA N CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 DET A Daily OF 68 56 44 506.2 138 5 4 3 0 .973 24 35 13
1990 DET A CF 35 32 27 286.2 80 1 3 0 0 .964
1990 DET A LF 24 12 10 125 27 2 1 1 0 .967
1990 DET A RF 13 12 7 95 30 2 0 2 0 1.000
1990 DET A DH 5 0 0 -
1990 Total LF 31 12 10 139.1 31 2 1 1 0 .971
1990 Total CF 36 32 27 287.2 81 1 3 0 0 .965
1990 Total RF 17 13 8 108 33 2 0 2 0 1.000
1990 Total OF 80 57 45 535 146 5 4 3 0 .974 31 36 17
1991 DET A Daily OF 47 35 20 329.2 108 4 2 0 0 .982 26 26 3
1991 DET A LF 26 17 14 170.1 42 4 1 0 0 .979
1991 DET A CF 26 16 4 138 56 0 1 0 0 .982
1991 DET A DH 4 1 1 -
1991 DET A RF 3 2 2 21.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 949 722 653 6917.2 1949 55 36 15 0 .982 115 780 85
Total CF 780 615 570 5823 1674 42 32 10 0 .982
Total LF 115 55 43 586.1 139 7 4 1 0 .973
Total RF 85 52 40 508.1 136 5 0 3 0 1.000
Total DH 18 2 2 -
Total 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1983 BAL A Daily OF 3 2 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
1983 BAL A CF 3 2 2 20 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 LA N Daily OF 7 7 7 65 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
1988 LA N CF 7 7 7 65 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 10 9 9 85 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0
Total CF 10 9 9 85 23 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1983 BAL A Daily OF 5 1 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
1983 BAL A CF 5 1 1 20 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 LA N Daily OF 5 5 5 44.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
1988 LA N CF 5 5 5 44.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 10 6 6 64.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0
Total CF 10 6 6 64.1 24 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (January 11, 1977 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Brad Havens to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for
Tom Niedenfuer (May 22, 1987 ).
Granted free agency (November 13, 1989 ).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 19, 1989 ).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 2, 1990 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 13, 1990 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 26, 1990 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (August 13, 1991 ).
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