Jack Armstrong vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Armstrong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. By the career numbers, Jack Armstrong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mutt Williams

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.58
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mutt Williams

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mutt Williams

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100