Johnny Bates vs. Eddie Williams — Career Comparison

Johnny Bates
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Williams
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Bates and Eddie Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Bates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .323). Eddie Williams had the advantage in slugging (.398 vs .377). By the career numbers, Johnny Bates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Bates and Eddie Williams

Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1154
150.62
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
395
185.16
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4597
600
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1280
600
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3913
510.72
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1145
536.72
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
141.88
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
288
135
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
107.29
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
93.75
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
21.8
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.03
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
9.53
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.94
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.26
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
18.28
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
34.59
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
41.25
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635.1
82.89
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
140.12
65.68
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
192.52
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
213.75
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1639
213.92
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
406
190.31
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
73.74
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
146
68.44
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
54.43
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
70.31
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
124.91
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
257
120.47
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
675.72
88.19
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
141.22
66.19
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
6.4
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.97
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
65.65
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
47.34
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.75
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
55.86
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
101.25
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
10.74
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.93
5.93
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
17.23
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.28
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.69
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.44
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
24.41
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.94
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.81
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
24.41
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.75
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Johnny Bates and Eddie Williams

Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.74
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.21
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.02
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.06
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
27
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6419
27
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5574
9
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139.2
9
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
3.36
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
5.42
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.26
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.22
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.17
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
3.79
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
6.79
Johnny Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
3.62
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
6.65
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.074
2.074
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.505
5.505
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.52
58.52
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0