Scott Arnold vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Rollie Sheldon

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Rollie Sheldon

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Rollie Sheldon

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0