Stew Bowers vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers 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 4.6 and 1.875 for Stew Bowers. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Lefty Williams

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Lefty Williams

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Lefty Williams

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
101.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
159.04
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
51.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA