Jim McLaughlin vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin 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 3.68 and 1.727 for Jim McLaughlin. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McLaughlin and William Sheppard

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.68
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Jim McLaughlin and William Sheppard

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McLaughlin and William Sheppard

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA