Tom Colcolough vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Tom Colcolough
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows 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 Tom Colcolough 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 5.89 and 1.763 for Tom Colcolough. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Colcolough and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.27
63.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
11.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
42.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
7.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Colcolough and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Colcolough and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
53
205.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
534.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
120
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
89.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
55.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
166.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
178.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
143.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.7
60.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.92
12.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Colcolough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Tom Colcolough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0