Larry Andersen vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 95). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 132). Role difference aside, Larry Andersen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0