Dan Abbott vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott 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 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Rollie Sheldon

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Rollie Sheldon

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Rollie Sheldon

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0