Dick Baney vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Baney
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows 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 Dick Baney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Baney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Dick Baney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Baney and Lefty Williams

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
38.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.48
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
35.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Dick Baney and Lefty Williams

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Baney and Lefty Williams

Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
10.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA