Matt Anderson vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Sheppard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and William Sheppard

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
33.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and William Sheppard

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and William Sheppard

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA