Ad Brennan vs. Shad Williams — Career Comparison

Ad Brennan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shad Williams
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Brennan built a career as a starting pitcher and Shad Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Brennan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 8.59 and 2.352 for Shad Williams. By the career numbers, Ad Brennan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Brennan and Shad Williams

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.71
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.02
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.48
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.11
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.23
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.19
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.58
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.76
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.98
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2922
38.84
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
47.56
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.2
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.216
2.216
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2705
35.96
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.97
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.56
47.56

Fielding Stats for Ad Brennan and Shad Williams

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
14.56
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.89
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
19.44
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
23.56
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
22.33
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Brennan and Shad Williams

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
323.27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
600
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
538.78
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
117.55
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.51
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.69
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.04
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
41.79
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
149.39
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
151.84
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.73
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
46.22
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
97.96
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.94
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA