The common depiction of Sherman’s portrayed them as inferior to both panzers and tigers. Is that how it actually was?
You can search here and find quite a few good posts on Sherman tank mythology. One that's a pretty direct answer to your query is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2pn166/was_the_m4_sherman_a_good_or_bad_tank/cmz9v0f/
And over at the FAQ there's a whole little section devoted to Sherman tanks: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/faq/militaryhistory/wwii/usa#wiki_sherman_tank_and_american_armor