Taylor Cole vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Taylor Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Taylor Cole 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 4.97 and 1.410 for Taylor Cole. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Taylor Cole and William Sheppard

Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.97
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
8.53
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.76
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
38.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.08
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.42
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
33.39
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Taylor Cole and William Sheppard

Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Taylor Cole and William Sheppard

Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Taylor Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA