Luke Bard vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard 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 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Rollie Sheldon

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Rollie Sheldon

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Rollie Sheldon

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0