Tom Cheney vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Cheney a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Tom Cheney led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 92). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 88). Tom Cheney was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
38.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
474.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0