Josh Billings vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Josh Billings and Rollie Sheldon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.09 vs 5.03) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.604). Josh Billings had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.32 per nine innings vs 1.08). By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Rollie Sheldon

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Rollie Sheldon

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Rollie Sheldon

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0