Eric Milton vs. Tim Sherrill — Career Comparison

Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Sherrill
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Milton built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Sherrill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Milton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 7.71 and 1.982 for Tim Sherrill. By the career numbers, Eric Milton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Milton and Tim Sherrill

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
4.99
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
9.47
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
14.46
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.52
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.89
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
6.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
44.36
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.32
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.42
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6250
35.55
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
38.57
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.36
44.36

Fielding Stats for Eric Milton and Tim Sherrill

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.82
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.45
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.09
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
97.45
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Milton and Tim Sherrill

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
693.28
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
600
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
516.81
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
90.76
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.47
28.92
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
123.53
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
118.49
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
85.71
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
25.4
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
226.89
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA