Jay Baller vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Baller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Sheldon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 104), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 59), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 83). Jay Baller held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 82). Role difference aside, Rollie Sheldon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
35.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
3317.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-14.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0