Lefty Clarke vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Clarke and Rollie Sheldon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.09 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.800). Lefty Clarke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 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 Lefty Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0