Ed Conley vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Ed Conley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Conley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Conley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.15 and WHIP 1.197 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Ed Conley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Conley and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
38.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
35.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Conley and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Conley and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-3.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0