Rollie Sheldon vs. Arnold Umbach — Career Comparison

Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arnold Umbach
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Umbach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arnold Umbach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Rollie Sheldon. By the career numbers, Arnold Umbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Arnold Umbach

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
39.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
35.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Arnold Umbach

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Arnold Umbach

Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1254.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
22.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
30.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA