David Cone vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 92). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Rollie Sheldon

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Rollie Sheldon

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Rollie Sheldon

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0