Wally Gilbert vs. Scott Sheldon — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Scott Sheldon
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Scott Sheldon are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .650) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .275). Scott Sheldon had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .341). By the career numbers, Wally Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Gilbert and Scott Sheldon

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
272.9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
310
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
551.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
67
129.68
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
83.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
26.27
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.97
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.48
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.45
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
29.97
58.01
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
207.1
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
162.58
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
65.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.87
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
59
114.19
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
29.36
56.83
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.87
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
38
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
15
29.03
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
162.58
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.74
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.68
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.87
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Scott Sheldon

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.74
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.88
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.05
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.55
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.38
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.34
50.34
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0