Ted Bowsfield vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Bowsfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Ted Bowsfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Leon Williams

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
9.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
4.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
39.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
5.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2649
36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Leon Williams

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Leon Williams

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
705
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
16.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
7.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
198
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA