Guy Bush vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Guy Bush and Rollie Sheldon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Guy Bush posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.09) and home runs allowed (0.5 per nine innings vs 1.08). Rollie Sheldon had the advantage in WHIP (1.332 vs 1.399). By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Rollie Sheldon

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.83
56.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
2.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Rollie Sheldon

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Rollie Sheldon

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0