George Cox vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and William Sheppard

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for George Cox and William Sheppard

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and William Sheppard

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.99
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-15.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA