Bud Byerly vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Bud Byerly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Byerly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Byerly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Bud Byerly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Byerly and Lefty Williams

Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
4.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
9.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2127
38.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951
35.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Bud Byerly and Lefty Williams

Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
9.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.65
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.29
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.12
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Byerly and Lefty Williams

Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
1503.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
85
536.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
63.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
11.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
88.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
50.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
88.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-1.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
22
138.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA