Lefty Bowers vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Bowers and Rollie Sheldon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.09 vs 11.81) and WHIP (1.332 vs 2.625). Lefty Bowers had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.56 per nine innings vs 1.08). By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowers and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0