How Rollie Sheldon's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Rollie Sheldon totaled 741 career Hits, near the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hits season came in 1964, posting 92, well below the starting pitcher average of 119.5 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 185, well above the starting pitcher average of 120.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 92 in 1964 to 185 in 1965 and 179 in 1966, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 5 seasons.

Rollie Sheldon Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career7419.2
Season Avg.148.29.2
162 Game Avg.750.269.2
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Rollie Sheldon Hits Per Season

Rollie Sheldon's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Rollie Sheldon Hits by Team

Rollie Sheldon's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rollie Sheldon career Hits by team bar chart

Rollie Sheldon Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Rollie Sheldon's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rollie Sheldon Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Rollie Sheldon Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rollie Sheldon's seasonal Hits 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 Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rollie Sheldon Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rollie Sheldon's MLB career with Hits 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 Hits season-by-season breakdown table