Buttons Briggs vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Buttons Briggs and Lefty Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Buttons Briggs carried a career ERA of 3.41 against Lefty Williams's 4.41. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Buttons Briggs and Lefty Williams — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Lefty Williams

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Lefty Williams

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.906
1.906
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Lefty Williams

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
66
113.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA