Jack Bracken vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken 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 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Rollie Sheldon

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Rollie Sheldon

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Rollie Sheldon

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0