Joe Sherman vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sherman built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 4.17 and 1.458 for Anthony Telford. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sherman and Anthony Telford

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.17
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9.39
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.48
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
6.54
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
39.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.76
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
34.69
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Sherman and Anthony Telford

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455.1
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.54
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sherman and Anthony Telford

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
22.92
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.03
21.99
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA