Jim Bronstad vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Williams
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Matt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Williams

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Williams

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Williams

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.5
-49.89
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA