Clay Buchholz vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Clay Buchholz a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 82). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 89). Clay Buchholz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rollie Sheldon

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rollie Sheldon

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Rollie Sheldon

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
266.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0