Lou Ciola vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Ciola and Rollie Sheldon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.09 vs 5.56) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.603). Lou Ciola had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.41 per nine innings vs 1.08). By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon 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 Lou Ciola and Rollie Sheldon

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and Rollie Sheldon

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and Rollie Sheldon

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.97
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
8.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0