Jake Boyd vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Jake Boyd
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Boyd 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 7.02 and 1.970 for Jake Boyd. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Boyd and Lefty Williams

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
13.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
44.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
10.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Jake Boyd and Lefty Williams

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.59
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.29
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.47
82.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Boyd and Lefty Williams

Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
62
166.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
519.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
126.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.32
62.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
153.36
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
207.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
83.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
129.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.11
70.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
33
88.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6.76
6.76
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA