Rollie Sheldon vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Tom Thomas

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Tom Thomas

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Tom Thomas

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA