Mike Busby vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows 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 Mike Busby 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 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0