Bill Hoffer vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rollie Sheldon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0