Joe Bradshaw vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Bradshaw
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bradshaw 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Joe Bradshaw. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bradshaw and Lefty Williams

Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Bradshaw and Lefty Williams

Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bradshaw and Lefty Williams

Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bradshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA