Rollie Sheldon vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cy Young posted a stronger line than Rollie Sheldon. Cy Young posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 4.09) and WHIP (1.130 vs 1.332). By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Cy Young

Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.57
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28201
34.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Cy Young

Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.47
25.47
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rollie Sheldon and Cy Young

Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100