Win Ballou vs. August Williams — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
August Williams
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and August Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 7.5 and 2.083 for August Williams. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and August Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.7
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.74
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
45.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
36.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.75
45.75

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and August Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and August Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
571.15
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.97
11.37
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
184.61
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100