Carter Capps vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps 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 4.21 and 1.348 for Carter Capps. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0