Daryl Patterson vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Daryl Patterson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Daryl Patterson 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 4.09 and 1.515 for Daryl Patterson. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daryl Patterson and William Sheppard

Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
4.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
8.69
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
39.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.481
1.481
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
34.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Daryl Patterson and William Sheppard

Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.52
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.93
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.56
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daryl Patterson and William Sheppard

Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
2302.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.71
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.46
-56.08
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
372.97
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
1.61
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA