Bert Abbey vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Rollie Sheldon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Rollie Sheldon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Rollie Sheldon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0