Clay Christiansen vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Christiansen 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 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and William Sheppard

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and William Sheppard

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and William Sheppard

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA