Tom Bruno vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Bruno as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Bruno led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 82). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 94). Role difference aside, Tom Bruno holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
34.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2070
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
6.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-8.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0