Scott Arnold vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and William Sheppard

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and William Sheppard

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and William Sheppard

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA