Rocky Cherry vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Rocky Cherry
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Cherry 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 5.77 and 1.759 for Rocky Cherry. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Cherry and Rollie Sheldon

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
8.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
7.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
42.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
34.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Rocky Cherry and Rollie Sheldon

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Cherry and Rollie Sheldon

Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
24000
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Rocky Cherry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0