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Rollie Sheldon

Roland Frank Sheldon

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 17, 1936 in Putnam, CT
Schools: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1961
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics/RedSox 1961-1966

Final Game: September 25, 1966
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 24 NYY AL 36 60 56 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 24 .125 .155 .125 .280 -22 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1962 25 NYY AL 34 39 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 17 .077 .273 .077 .350 1 2 4 0 6 0 0 1
1964 27 NYY AL 19 36 34 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .088 .088 .088 .176 -51 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1965 28 TOT AL 35 61 52 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 29 .077 .111 .077 .188 -45 4 0 1 7 0 0 1
1965 28 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 28 KCA AL 32 60 51 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 28 .078 .113 .078 .192 -44 4 0 1 7 0 0 1
1966 29 TOT AL 37 43 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .098 .098 .098 .195 -44 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 29 KCA AL 14 25 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .087 .087 .087 .174 -49 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 29 BOS AL 23 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 161 239 209 3 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 113 .096 .141 .096 .237 -32 20 4 1 19 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 240 210 3 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 114 .096 .141 .096 .237 -32 20 4 1 19 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 92 136 117 2 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 65 .103 .167 .103 .269 -24 12 4 0 10 0 0
KCA (2 yrs) 46 85 74 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 43 .081 .105 .081 .186 -45 6 0 1 9 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 23 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1961 24 NYY AL 36 60 -9 -0 0 0 7 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1962 25 NYY AL 34 39 -3 -1 -1 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1964 27 NYY AL 19 36 -7 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .484 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $9,500 1
1965 28 NYY AL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $12,500 /1
1965 28 KCA AL 32 60 -10 -1 0 0 7 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .487 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1966 29 KCA AL 14 25 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .482 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1966 29 BOS AL 23 18 -3 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
5 Seasons 161 239 -37 -3 -0 0 28 -13 -1.5 7 -6 -1.5 .491 .499 -1.4 -0.1 -6 $22,000
NYY (4 yrs) 92 136 -20 -1 -0 0 16 -5 -0.6 4 -2 -0.6 .494 .499 -0.5 -0.1 -2 $22,000
KCA (2 yrs) 46 85 -14 -2 0 0 10 -6 -0.7 2 -3 -0.7 .486 .498 -0.7 -0.0 -3 $
BOS (1 yr) 23 18 -3 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1961 24 NYY AL 60 51 1 0.5 100 .219 .125 .258 .155 .332 .125 .401 .280 .734 -22 .018 -9.7 -1.0 .184 .036 .000
1962 25 NYY AL 39 34 1 0.8 101 .222 .077 .261 .273 .333 .077 .406 .350 .739 1 .039 -3.4 -0.3 .321 .269 .000
1964 27 NYY AL 36 33 0 0.0 98 .273 .088 .258 .088 .327 .088 .401 .176 .728 -51 .000 -7.0 -0.7 .097 .000 .000
1965 28 TOT AL 61 56 1 0.5 91 .174 .077 .250 .111 .319 .077 .382 .188 .702 -45 .020 -10.0 -1.1 .102 .000 .000
1965 28 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 91 .000 .250 .000 .319 .000 .382 .000 .701 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1965 28 KCA AL 60 55 1 0.5 91 .174 .078 .250 .113 .319 .078 .383 .192 .702 -44 .021 -9.7 -1.0 .104 .000 .000
1966 29 TOT AL 43 39 0 0.0 92 .190 .098 .251 .098 .319 .098 .388 .195 .706 -44 .000 -7.8 -0.8 .108 .000 .000
1966 29 KCA AL 25 23 0 0.0 87 .250 .087 .245 .087 .311 .087 .378 .174 .689 -49 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .095 .000 .000
1966 29 BOS AL 18 16 0 0.0 98 .154 .111 .260 .111 .328 .111 .401 .222 .729 -38 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .125 .000 .000
5 Yrs 239 213 3 0.4 96 .208 .096 .255 .141 .326 .096 .395 .237 .720 -32 .012 -37.9 -4.0 .155 .043 .000
162 Game Avg. 240 214 3 0.4 96 .208 .096 .255 .141 .326 .096 .395 .237 .720 -32 .012 -37.9 -4.0 .155 .043 .000
NYY (4 yrs) 136 119 2 0.5 99 .231 .103 .258 .167 .331 .103 .402 .269 .733 -24 .015 -20.4 -2.1 .193 .077 .000
KCA (2 yrs) 85 78 1 0.3 90 .194 .081 .248 .105 .317 .081 .381 .186 .698 -45 .011 -14.1 -1.5 .101 .000 .000
BOS (1 yr) 18 16 0 0.0 98 .154 .111 .260 .111 .328 .111 .401 .222 .729 -38 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .125 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 27 NYY AL WS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1961 24 NYY AL 60 0.0% 40.0% 3.3% 0.0% 0% 12.00 2.3 14.0 2.13 53%
1962 25 NYY AL 39 0.0% 43.6% 18.0% 0.0% 0% 2.43 1.5 26.0 3.75 23%
1964 27 NYY AL 36 0.0% 63.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 34.0 1.75 31%
1965 28 TOT AL 61 0.0% 47.5% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 29.00 1.8 52.0 2.38 38%
1965 28 NYY AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1965 28 KCA AL 60 0.0% 46.7% 1.7% 0.0% 0% 28.00 1.8 51.0 2.38 38%
1966 29 TOT AL 43 0.0% 46.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 6.33 49%
1966 29 KCA AL 25 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 4.50 32%
1966 29 BOS AL 18 0.0% 27.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 10.00 72%
5 Yrs 239 0.0% 47.3% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 11.30 1.8 29.9 2.85 40%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.0% 8.2% 6.4% 29% 1.83 6.0 38.9 8.8 1.08 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 24 NYY AL -9.7 -1.0 60 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .84 -0.8 0.3 -6.0 -0.6 0.90 -9.0 0
1962 25 NYY AL -3.4 -0.3 39 -0.7 0.3 -0.9 1.01 -0.5 -0.2 -6.5 -0.7 1.09 -4.8 0
1964 27 NYY AL -7.0 -0.7 36 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 .81 -0.6 -0.0 -7.5 -0.8 1.02 -6.7 0
1965 28 TOT AL -10.0 -1.1 62 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 1.13 -1.0 0.0 -11.3 -1.2 1.01 -10.5 0
1965 28 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.04 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.2 0
1965 28 KCA AL -9.7 -1.0 61 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 1.13 -1.0 0.0 -11.1 -1.2 1.01 -10.2 0
1966 29 TOT AL -7.8 -0.8 43 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 .93 -0.8 -0.0 -7.5 -0.8 0.87 -8.4 0
1966 29 KCA AL -4.4 -0.5 25 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .94 -0.5 0.0 -4.7 -0.5 0.89 -4.9 0
1966 29 BOS AL -3.4 -0.4 18 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .90 -0.3 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.83 -3.5 0
5 Yrs -37.9 -4.0 240 -3.7 1.3 -5.0 .95 -3.9 0.0 -38.8 -4.1 0.97 -39.3 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1961 24 NYY AL 1 0 11% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 25 NYY AL 1 0 11% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 27 NYY AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1965 28 TOT AL 1 0 0% 15 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1965 28 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 28 KCA AL 1 0 0% 15 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1966 29 TOT AL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1966 29 KCA AL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 29 BOS AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Yrs 3 0 10% 48 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 31% 9 6 3 0 0 0 4 2 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1961 24 NYY AL 60 32% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 8 0 0% 11 2 18% 32 4 13% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1962 25 NYY AL 39 46% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 13 4 31% 13 3 23% 34 2 6% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1964 27 NYY AL 36 44% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 0 0% 8 0 0% 27 1 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1965 28 TOT AL 61 26% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 16 0 0% 17 4 24% 38 1 3% 2 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1965 28 NYY AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 28 KCA AL 60 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 16 0 0% 17 4 24% 38 1 3% 2 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1966 29 TOT AL 43 37% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 7 1 14% 22 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0
1966 29 KCA AL 25 48% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 6 1 17% 13 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
1966 29 BOS AL 18 22% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 239 36% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 26 19 73% 48 4 8% 56 10 18% 153 8 5% 12 2 17% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages 52% 76% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 24 36 60 56 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 24 .125 .155 .125 .280 -22 7 0 0 2 0 0
1962 25 70 99 82 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 9 41 .110 .198 .110 .308 -13 9 4 0 8 0 0
1963 26 70 99 82 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 9 41 .110 .198 .110 .308 -13 9 4 0 8 0 0
1964 27 89 135 116 2 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 64 .103 .168 .103 .271 -24 12 4 0 10 0 0
1965 28 124 196 168 2 16 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 93 .095 .151 .095 .246 -30 16 4 1 17 0 0
1966 29 161 239 209 3 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 113 .096 .141 .096 .237 -32 20 4 1 19 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1961 24 36 60 56 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 24 .125 .155 .125 .280 1 36
1962 25 34 43 27 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 17 .111 .351 .111 .462 1 34
1964 27 19 36 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 19
1965 28 35 61 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 .000 .037 .000 .037 0 35
1966 29 37 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 37
5 Yrs 161 243 210 3 10 0 0 0 6 0 13 113 .048 .107 .048 .155 2 161
162 Game Avg. 162 245 211 3 10 0 0 0 6 0 13 114 .048 .107 .048 .155 2 161

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