Joe Borden vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Lefty Williams

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Lefty Williams

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.65
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Lefty Williams

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
22
86.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
38
38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA