What years did Rollie Sheldon play?

Rollie Sheldon played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1966.

Was Rollie Sheldon a pitcher?

Yes. Rollie Sheldon pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 371 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rollie Sheldon hit?

Rollie Sheldon hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

Rollie Sheldon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1966)

W–L 38–36

ERA 4.09

WHIP 1.31

SO 371

Pitcher PIV -6030.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 12/17/1936 in Putnam, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-04-23
Last Game: 1966-09-25

Full name: Roland Frank Sheldon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	36	160	101	17	4	2	724.7	741	329	87	207	371	4.09	-6030.1

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 10.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1961	NYA	AL	11	5	35	21	6	2	0	162.7	149	65	55	84	3.60	4.03 (+11%)	316.6
1962	NYA	AL	7	8	34	16	2	0	1	118.0	136	72	28	54	5.49	3.96 (-39%)	586.2
1964	NYA	AL	5	2	19	12	3	0	1	102.3	92	41	18	57	3.61	3.58 (-1%)	-1929.1
1965	NYA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.3	5	1	1	7	1.42	—	0.0
1965	KC1	AL	10	8	32	29	4	1	0	186.7	180	82	56	105	3.95	3.50 (-13%)	-2044.1
1966	KC1	AL	4	7	14	13	1	1	0	69.0	73	24	26	26	3.13	3.52 (+11%)	-33.7
1966	BOS	AL	1	6	23	10	1	0	0	79.7	106	44	23	38	4.97	3.52 (-41%)	-2926.1
Career · 7 seasons			38	36	160	101	17	4	2	724.2	741	329	207	371	4.09	—	-6,030

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
161	209	3	20	0	0	0	7	0	10	113	.096	.141	.096	.237	-1,097

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Career OBP .141 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career SLG .096 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 75.0% below league average.

Career OPS .237 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1961	NYA	AL	36	56	1	7	4	2	24	.125	.258 (-52%)	.328 (-53%)	.399 (-69%)	.727 (-61%)	-547.7
1962	NYA	AL	34	26	1	2	1	7	17	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	NYA	AL	19	34	0	3	1	0	23	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	NYA	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	KC1	AL	32	51	0	4	1	1	28	.078	.245 (-68%)	.310 (-64%)	.371 (-79%)	.682 (-72%)	0.0
1966	KC1	AL	14	23	1	2	0	0	15	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BOS	AL	23	18	0	2	0	0	5	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			161	209	3	20	7	10	113	.096	—	—	—	—	-548

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1964	WS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.7	0	0	2	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1964	WS	NYA	0	0	2	0	0	2.7	0	0	2	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	81	98	1	10	0	3	.102
Away	80	111	2	10	0	4	.090

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	81	376.0	369	160	112	217	3.83
Away	79	348.2	372	169	95	154	4.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1966-09-25	BOS	NYY	L	0
1966-09-18	BOS	LAA	L	0
1966-09-10	BOS	NYY	L	0
1966-09-06	BOS	CLE	L	0
1966-09-04	BOS	KC1	L	0
1966-08-30	BOS	LAA	W	0
1966-08-24	BOS	KC1	L	0
1966-08-20	BOS	MIN	L	0
1966-08-17	BOS	BAL	L	0
1966-08-13	BOS	DET	L	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1966-09-25	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1966-09-18	BOS	LAA	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-10	BOS	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-06	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-04	BOS	KC1	—	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1966-08-30	BOS	LAA	—	1.2	4	2	2	1	2	1
1966-08-24	BOS	KC1	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
1966-08-20	BOS	MIN	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	2
1966-08-17	BOS	BAL	—	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0
1966-08-13	BOS	DET	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	160	101	48	119	3	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	NYA	P	35	21	11	30	0	3
1962	NYA	P	34	16	7	10	1	1
1964	NYA	P	19	12	7	20	0	2
1965	NYA	P	3	0	1	1	0	1
1965	KC1	P	32	29	13	30	2	3
1966	KC1	P	14	13	4	13	0	2
1966	BOS	P	23	10	5	15	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	160

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Connecticut	Storrs	CT	1960

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rollie Sheldon

What years did Rollie Sheldon play?: Rollie Sheldon played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1966.
Was Rollie Sheldon a pitcher?: Yes. Rollie Sheldon pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 371 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rollie Sheldon hit?: Rollie Sheldon hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.