Harry Baumgartner vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Harry Baumgartner
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Baumgartner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Baumgartner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Harry Baumgartner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Rollie Sheldon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Rollie Sheldon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Rollie Sheldon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0