Cloyd Boyer vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Cloyd Boyer
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Cloyd Boyer 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. Cloyd Boyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Cloyd Boyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cloyd Boyer and W. Williams

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.09
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.73
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395.2
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.94
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.27
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.96
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
40.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.35
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
34.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Cloyd Boyer and W. Williams

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.25
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.83
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.82
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.5
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.75
88.75
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cloyd Boyer and W. Williams

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
91.6
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
23.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
123.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
91.6
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
15.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA