Alex Cobb vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alex Cobb a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Alex Cobb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 95). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 121). Alex Cobb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0