Tim Birtsas vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas 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 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 90). Tim Birtsas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rollie Sheldon.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rollie Sheldon

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rollie Sheldon

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Rollie Sheldon

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-10.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0