John Shelby
1981–1991 · bats B / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers
1,036G
.239AVG
.281OBP
.364SLG
More career statistics
739H
70HR
313RBI
98SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,036 | 3,326 | 3,090 | 389 | 739 | 128 | 24 | 70 | 313 | 182 | 671 | 98 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 1,125 | .239 | .281 | .364 | .645 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1988-05-14 to 1988-06-09
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1989-06-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1984-08-26 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1987-06-17 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 517 | 1596 | 345 | 30 | 145 | 79 | 327 | .231 | .266 | .339 |
| Away | 519 | 1730 | 394 | 40 | 168 | 103 | 344 | .246 | .287 | .387 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 384 | 76 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 69 | .217 | .276 | .296 |
| May | 141 | 404 | 90 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 81 | .239 | .287 | .380 |
| June | 191 | 692 | 150 | 20 | 77 | 40 | 129 | .233 | .275 | .369 |
| July | 171 | 539 | 103 | 9 | 57 | 24 | 116 | .206 | .236 | .314 |
| August | 173 | 553 | 131 | 13 | 57 | 30 | 118 | .257 | .291 | .405 |
| September | 218 | 691 | 175 | 13 | 68 | 28 | 150 | .268 | .294 | .380 |
| October | 23 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | .246 | .286 | .509 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 65 | 186 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 38 | .193 | .210 | .298 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 63 | 173 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 34 | .247 | .272 | .377 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 179 | 41 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 29 | .248 | .274 | .364 |
| cincinnati-reds | 54 | 210 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 48 | .286 | .357 | .416 |
| detroit-tigers | 49 | 115 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | .208 | .261 | .330 |
| athletics | 49 | 168 | 50 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 30 | .318 | .345 | .510 |
| chicago-white-sox | 48 | 147 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 32 | .206 | .238 | .331 |
| kansas-city-royals | 47 | 158 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 25 | .190 | .215 | .306 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | .000 | – | – |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | .314 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 126 | 325 | 84 | 5 | 27 | 15 | .258 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 383 | 80 | 6 | 30 | 12 | .209 | – | – |
| 1985 | Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 205 | 58 | 7 | 27 | 5 | .283 | – | – |
| 1986 | Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 404 | 92 | 11 | 49 | 18 | .228 | – | – |
| 1987 | Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers | 141 | 508 | 138 | 22 | 72 | 16 | .272 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 140 | 494 | 130 | 10 | 64 | 16 | .263 | – | – |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 345 | 63 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .183 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers | 103 | 246 | 61 | 4 | 22 | 4 | .248 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Detroit Tigers | 53 | 143 | 22 | 3 | 8 | – | .154 | – | – |