Joe Colon vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Rollie Sheldon

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0