
Christopher Bob Shelton (born June 26, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners over his 5-year major league career. Shelton is a cousin of former NFL quarterback Alex Smith.
Amateur career
Before entering professional baseball, he played at Cottonwood High School, Salt Lake Community College, and the University of Utah. While playing with Utah, Shelton was named to the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team as a junior.
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2009 | /3HD |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2009 | 8 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2009 | 55 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2009 | .270 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2009 | 61 |
| OPS | MLB | 2009 | .593 |
| SLG | MLB | 2009 | .308 |
| OBP | MLB | 2009 | .286 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2009 | .231 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2009 | 11 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2009 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2009 | 4 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2009 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2009 | 2 |
| Hits | MLB | 2009 | 6 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2009 | 1 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2009 | 26 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2009 | 28 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2009 | 9 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2009 | -0.2 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2008 | 3H/5 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2008 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2008 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2008 | 3 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2008 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2008 | 3 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2008 | 32 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2008 | 75 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2008 | .310 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2008 | 77 |
| OPS | MLB | 2008 | .663 |
| SLG | MLB | 2008 | .330 |
| OBP | MLB | 2008 | .333 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2008 | .216 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2008 | 33 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2008 | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2008 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2008 | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2008 | 11 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2008 | 2 |
| Triples | MLB | 2008 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2008 | 5 |
| Hits | MLB | 2008 | 21 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2008 | 14 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2008 | 97 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2008 | 117 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2008 | 41 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2008 | 0.4 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2006 | *3/H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2006 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2006 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2006 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2006 | 10 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2006 | 174 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2006 | 106 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2006 | .351 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2006 | 106 |
| OPS | MLB | 2006 | .806 |
| SLG | MLB | 2006 | .466 |
| OBP | MLB | 2006 | .340 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2006 | .273 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2006 | 107 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2006 | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2006 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2006 | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2006 | 47 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2006 | 16 |
| Triples | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2006 | 16 |
| Hits | MLB | 2006 | 102 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2006 | 50 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2006 | 373 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2006 | 412 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2006 | 115 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2006 | 1.3 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2005 | 3DH/7 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2005 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2005 | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2005 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2005 | 5 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2005 | 11 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2005 | 198 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2005 | 134 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2005 | .380 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2005 | 132 |
| OPS | MLB | 2005 | .870 |
| SLG | MLB | 2005 | .510 |
| OBP | MLB | 2005 | .360 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2005 | .299 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2005 | 87 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2005 | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2005 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2005 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2005 | 59 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2005 | 18 |
| Triples | MLB | 2005 | 3 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2005 | 22 |
| Hits | MLB | 2005 | 116 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2005 | 61 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2005 | 388 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2005 | 431 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2005 | 107 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2005 | 2.6 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2004 | D/3H29 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2004 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2004 | 2 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2004 | 13 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2004 | 66 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2004 | .286 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2004 | 64 |
| OPS | MLB | 2004 | .604 |
| SLG | MLB | 2004 | .283 |
| OBP | MLB | 2004 | .321 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2004 | .196 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2004 | 14 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2004 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2004 | 3 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2004 | 1 |
| Triples | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2004 | 1 |
| Hits | MLB | 2004 | 9 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2004 | 6 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2004 | 46 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2004 | 56 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2004 | 27 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2004 | -0.2 |