Chris Brock vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Brock
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock 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 4.81 and 1.510 for Chris Brock. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Brock and Lefty Williams

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
4.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
9.7
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
39.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
35.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Chris Brock and Lefty Williams

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Brock and Lefty Williams

Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
525
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
31.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
133.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
15
125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
11
91.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
29.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA