Joe Barlow vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Barlow
MillenialUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Barlow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.072 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Barlow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Barlow and Lefty Williams

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
6.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
36.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.072
1.072
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
32.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Barlow and Lefty Williams

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.076
0.076
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Barlow and Lefty Williams

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA