Ed Cushman vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Ed Cushman
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cushman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Cushman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Ed Cushman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cushman and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.36
43.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
9.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
2.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
4.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5352
39.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
6.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4967
36.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Cushman and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3690
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.71
84.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cushman and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
164.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
548.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.8
27.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
104.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
139.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
52.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.76
26.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
48.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.28
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.81
19.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
1.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0