George Cox vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Rollie Sheldon

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Rollie Sheldon

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724.2
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Rollie Sheldon

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.99
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0