Tom Gorman vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Gorman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Rollie Sheldon

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0