Hy Cohen vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Hy Cohen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Hy Cohen 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 7.94 and 2.235 for Hy Cohen. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hy Cohen and Rollie Sheldon

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
14.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.82
14.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
45.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.235
2.235
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
39.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Hy Cohen and Rollie Sheldon

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hy Cohen and Rollie Sheldon

Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Hy Cohen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0