Harry Betts vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Bill Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Bill Williams

Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
40.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
32.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.86
40.86
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Bill Williams

Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Bill Williams

Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA