Bill Crouch vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Crouch 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 3.47 and 1.355 for Bill Crouch. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and William Sheppard

Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.89
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.47
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
9.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.01
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.687
0.687
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
37.81
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
34.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and William Sheppard

Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and William Sheppard

Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
492
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
120
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA