Henry Owens vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Henry Owens
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Owens 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 and 1.407 for Henry Owens. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Owens and William Sheppard

Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
39
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Henry Owens and William Sheppard

Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Owens and William Sheppard

Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA