Bob Gamble vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Gamble 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 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and William Sheppard

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.581
0.581
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and William Sheppard

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.429
3.429
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and William Sheppard

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA