Doug Corbett vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Doug Corbett
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Corbett 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 3.32 and 1.349 for Doug Corbett. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Corbett and William Sheppard

Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.09
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.07
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
8.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.25
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
37.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.52
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.68
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.09
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
33.36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
33.39
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Doug Corbett and William Sheppard

Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.09
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.78
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.62
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.54
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Corbett and William Sheppard

Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA