Brian Boehringer vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Brian Boehringer
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Boehringer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Boehringer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Brian Boehringer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Williams

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
4.36
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
8.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
4.61
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
7.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2375
39.98
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.71
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
34.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Williams

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Williams

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
5772.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
4.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.42
-23.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
259.46
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA