Ryan Bowen vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen built a career as a starting pitcher and W. Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Bowen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.3 and WHIP 1.678 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Ryan Bowen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and W. Williams

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.3
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.66
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
5.96
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
40.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.74
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.638
1.638
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
34.87
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and W. Williams

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.41
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and W. Williams

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
546.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA