Brian O'Connor vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rollie Sheldon

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rollie Sheldon

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rollie Sheldon

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0