Stan Clarke vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Stan Clarke
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan 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 6.79 and 1.820 for Stan 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 Stan Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
41.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.787
1.787
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
35.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Stan Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Clarke and Rollie Sheldon

Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
600
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0