Homer Blankenship vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship 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 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rollie Sheldon

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rollie Sheldon

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rollie Sheldon

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0