Santo Alcala vs. Steamboat Williams — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steamboat Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Steamboat Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Steamboat Williams

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
10.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.03
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.51
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
37.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Steamboat Williams

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Steamboat Williams

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA