Bill Bishop vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Lefty Williams

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Lefty Williams

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Lefty Williams

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA