Bill Coyle vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bill Coyle
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Coyle 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 9 and 2.125 for Bill Coyle. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Coyle and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
15.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Coyle and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Coyle and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0