Willie Pope vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, William Sheppard posted a stronger line than Willie Pope. William Sheppard posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.9 vs 4.04) and WHIP (1.226 vs 1.427). By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and William Sheppard

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.31
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.44
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.96
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and William Sheppard

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and William Sheppard

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA