Dave Burba vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Dave Burba
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Burba a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Dave Burba led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 92). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 87). Dave Burba was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Burba and Rollie Sheldon

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.93
56.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.79
45.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5333
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1398
7.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7749
39.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
961
4.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6823
34.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Dave Burba and Rollie Sheldon

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5333
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.79
45.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Burba and Rollie Sheldon

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
1344.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
228
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
194
510.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
19.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
221.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0