Bill Bishop vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-13.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0