Joe Borden vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.57
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0