Ricky Bottalico vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico 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 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 77). Ricky Bottalico held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 82). Role difference aside, Rollie Sheldon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Rollie Sheldon

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Rollie Sheldon

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
97.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Rollie Sheldon

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-16.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0