John Shelby
John T. Shelby
Born: February 23, 1958
Lexington, KY USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: Columbia State Community College
Career: 1981-1991
Draft: Round 1 (1977 January Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Columbia State CC
Minor League Statistics
John Shelby compiled a career batting average of .239 with 70 home runs and 313 RBI in his 1036-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .314 | .314 | .486 | .800 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 126 | 349 | 325 | 52 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 64 | .258 | .297 | .363 | .660 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 415 | 383 | 44 | 80 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 71 | .209 | .248 | .313 | .561 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 214 | 205 | 28 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 44 | .283 | .307 | .434 | .741 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 428 | 404 | 54 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | .228 | .263 | .364 | .627 | 147 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .188 | .212 | .281 | .493 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 120 | 518 | 476 | 61 | 132 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 16 | 6 | 31 | 97 | .277 | .317 | .464 | .782 | 221 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 140 | 545 | 494 | 65 | 130 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 44 | 128 | .263 | .320 | .395 | .715 | 195 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 371 | 345 | 28 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 92 | .183 | .237 | .229 | .466 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .250 | .292 | .542 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 238 | 222 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 51 | .248 | .280 | .369 | .650 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 153 | 143 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | .154 | .204 | .287 | .491 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1036 | 3326 | 3090 | 389 | 739 | 128 | 24 | 70 | 313 | 98 | 40 | 182 | 671 | .239 | .281 | .364 | .645 | 1125 | 51 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .250 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 24 | 5 | 84.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .875 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 115 | 59 | 671.3 | 200 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .981 | 2.802 | 1.817 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 124 | 84 | 835.7 | 261 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 2.908 | 2.177 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 59 | 43 | 420.7 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .981 | 3.231 | 2.559 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 121 | 90 | 861.3 | 222 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .978 | 2.372 | 1.876 |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 117 | 117 | 1043.0 | 269 | 9 | 8 | 3 | .972 | 2.399 | 2.376 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 19 | 8 | 89.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.509 | 1.316 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 140 | 138 | 1212.0 | 329 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .982 | 2.495 | 2.400 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 98 | 86 | 828.3 | 220 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 2.423 | 2.276 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 68 | 56 | 506.7 | 138 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .973 | 2.540 | 2.103 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 12 | 1 | 28.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.541 | .667 |
| 1991 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 47 | 35 | 329.7 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 3.058 | 2.383 |
| Totals | 949 | 722 | 6918.7 | 1949 | 56 | 36 | 15 | .982 | 2.608 | 2.113 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .444 | .400 | .444 | .844 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .167 | .300 | .167 | .467 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 70 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .233 | .314 | .250 | .564 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | CF | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.333 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | CF | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | CF | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.631 | 2.714 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 2.800 |
| Totals | 20 | 15 | 149.3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.833 | 2.350 |
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