Henry Clarke vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Henry Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Clarke 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 4.99 and 1.437 for Henry Clarke. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
39.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
34.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Henry Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
543.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
70.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0