Nelson Cruz vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 137), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 92). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 81). Role difference aside, Nelson Cruz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rollie Sheldon

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rollie Sheldon

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Rollie Sheldon

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0