George Grant vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant 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 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. 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 Grant and William Sheppard

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.31
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for George Grant and William Sheppard

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and William Sheppard

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
572.48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
12.14
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.51
-2.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
38
209.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA