Lem Cross vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Rollie Sheldon

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Rollie Sheldon

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Rollie Sheldon

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0