Les Cain vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Cain and Rollie Sheldon are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for Les Cain and 92 for Rollie Sheldon, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Les Cain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Rollie Sheldon

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Rollie Sheldon

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Rollie Sheldon

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0