Bernie James vs. Bob Sheldon — Career Comparison

Bernie James
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bob Sheldon
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bernie James and Bob Sheldon are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Sheldon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .630) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .310). Bernie James had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bob Sheldon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bernie James and Bob Sheldon

Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
263.08
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
94
188.63
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
546.92
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
525.75
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
140.77
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
134.45
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
108.36
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.08
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.09
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.07
60.17
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
26.04
52.25
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
170.57
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
79
182.31
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
184.62
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
80.77
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
124.62
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
94.31
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.55
68.2
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.98
60.16
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.15
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
26
60
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
11.96
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.06
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.03
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bernie James and Bob Sheldon

Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.21
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
27
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387.2
9
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.21
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.13
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.46
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.34
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.052
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.423
4.423
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.69
82.69
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.81
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0