Win Ballou vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and W. 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 6.35 and 1.765 for W. 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 W. Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
10.87
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and W. Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and W. Williams

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA