Dan Jennings vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings 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 3.1 and 1.486 for Dan Jennings. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and William Sheppard

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and William Sheppard

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and William Sheppard

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA