Shawn Barton vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Shawn Barton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Barton 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 4.71 and 1.477 for Shawn Barton. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Barton and Rollie Sheldon

Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
10.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
38.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
33.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Shawn Barton and Rollie Sheldon

Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
10.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Barton and Rollie Sheldon

Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
43800
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0