Win Ballou vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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. Mutt Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Mutt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Mutt Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
40.95
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Mutt Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Mutt Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.97
11.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100