Harry Byrd vs. August Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
August Williams
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and August Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 7.5 and 2.083 for August Williams. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and August Williams

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.03
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.17
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.68
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.77
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.14
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.22
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
39.96
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
45.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.81
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3279
35.66
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
36.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.75
45.75

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and August Williams

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.78
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and August Williams

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
540.21
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.6
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
82.47
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.02
14.48
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
90.72
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
105.15
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.99
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
61.86
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.04
8.34
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
184.61
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.06
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.12
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100