Bill Clemensen vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bill Clemensen
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clemensen 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 5.57 and 1.571 for Bill Clemensen. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Clemensen and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
34.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Clemensen and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.067
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Clemensen and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
900
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
35.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
28.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0