Ginger Clark vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Ginger Clark
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Ginger 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 6 and 2.167 for Ginger 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 Ginger Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ginger Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ginger Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ginger Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0