Blaine Beatty vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Beatty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Beatty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 2.9 and 1.226 for William Sheppard. By the career numbers, Blaine Beatty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Beatty and William Sheppard

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.04
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
38.49
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
33.89
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and William Sheppard

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and William Sheppard

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA