Jim Archer vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Leon Williams

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
36.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Leon Williams

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Leon Williams

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA