Lance Clemons vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Lance Clemons
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Clemons 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 6.06 and 1.850 for Lance Clemons. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Clemons and Rollie Sheldon

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.766
1.766
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Lance Clemons and Rollie Sheldon

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Clemons and Rollie Sheldon

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
121.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.208
1.208
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
134.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0