Cliff Politte vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte 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 4.4 and 1.434 for Cliff Politte. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Politte and William Sheppard

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
8.6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.74
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.68
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.61
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
34.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Cliff Politte and William Sheppard

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Politte and William Sheppard

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
495
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
13.43
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
2.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
14
210
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA