How Rollie Sheldon's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Rollie Sheldon posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .274, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1964, posting .238, below the starting pitcher average of .274 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at .304, above the starting pitcher average of .271 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .238 in 1964 to .266 in 1965 and .304 in 1966. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.

Rollie Sheldon Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Rollie Sheldon's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Rollie Sheldon's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rollie Sheldon's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rollie Sheldon's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rollie Sheldon's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Rollie Sheldon Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table