Bob Clark vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
12.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
3.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0