Jesus Cruz vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Jesus Cruz
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesus Cruz 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 7.45 and 1.655 for Jesus Cruz. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesus Cruz and William Sheppard

Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.24
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
42.83
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
36.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Jesus Cruz and William Sheppard

Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jesus Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesus Cruz and William Sheppard

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