Joe Berry vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Lefty Williams

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.66
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
34.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Lefty Williams

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Lefty Williams

Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
985.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
20.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
96.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
16.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA