Ricky Bottalico vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Bottalico posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Ricky Bottalico had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lefty Williams

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lefty Williams

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lefty Williams

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
12.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-16.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA