Tim Sherrill vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

Tim Sherrill
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Show built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Sherrill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 7.71 and 1.982 for Tim Sherrill. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Sherrill and Eric Show

Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.71
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
14.46
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.93
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.89
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
3.32
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.27
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
5.28
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.25
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
44.36
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.46
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.23
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.64
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
38.57
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.36
44.36
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Tim Sherrill and Eric Show

Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.45
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Sherrill and Eric Show

Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
548.01
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.74
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA