Jimmy Anderson vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Rollie Sheldon a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Rollie Sheldon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 56), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 84). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 86). Rollie Sheldon was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
528.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0