Joe Price vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price 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 3.65 and 1.343 for Joe Price. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Price and William Sheppard

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.87
47.87
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.35
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
37.97
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.41
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Price and William Sheppard

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Price and William Sheppard

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
513
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
8.96
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
84
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.29
-3.86
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
54
162
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA