Joe Beggs vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Lefty Williams

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
8.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Lefty Williams

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Lefty Williams

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
90
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
81.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
68.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
15.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
48
130.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA