Xavier Hernandez vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Sheldon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 85). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 82). Role difference aside, Rollie Sheldon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Rollie Sheldon

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Rollie Sheldon

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Rollie Sheldon

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
279.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0