Guy Cantrell vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Guy Cantrell
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cantrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sherdel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.27 and 1.636 for Guy Cantrell. By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cantrell and Bill Sherdel

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.9
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.48
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.92
52.92
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
10.45
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3018
10.03
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.09
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
41.64
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11604
38.55
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.82
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.36
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
4.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
37.18
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10889
36.17
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.64
41.64
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Guy Cantrell and Bill Sherdel

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cantrell and Bill Sherdel

Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
814.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
308.43
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
539.33
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
4.47
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-24.07
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.72
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67