Joe Cowley vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, William Sheppard posted a stronger line than Joe Cowley. William Sheppard posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.9 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.226 vs 1.391). By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and William Sheppard

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
7.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
38.85
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
33.73
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and William Sheppard

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and William Sheppard

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA