Jay Avrea vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Lefty Williams

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Lefty Williams

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Lefty Williams

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA