Allan Anderson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Allan Anderson
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Allan Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Allan Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Allan Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Allan Anderson and Leon Williams

Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.57
47.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
9.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
38.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
35.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Allan Anderson and Leon Williams

Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2456
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Allan Anderson and Leon Williams

Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
90000
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA