Jay Buente vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Jay Buente
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Buente 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 7.31 and 2.563 for Jay Buente. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Buente and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
48.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jay Buente and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Buente and Rollie Sheldon

Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jay Buente
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0