Mike Clark vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 5.31 and 1.852 for Mike 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 Mike Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Rollie Sheldon

Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0