Steve Carlton vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Carlton
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Carlton built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Carlton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Steve Carlton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Carlton and Leon Williams

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.42
57.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
3.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
0.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4136
7.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21683
37.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
3.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19491
33.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Steve Carlton and Leon Williams

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15652
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5217.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
1.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
1.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Carlton and Leon Williams

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
238.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1877
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1719
549.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
110.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
88.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
15.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
21.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.04
30.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
142.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
126.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
39.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
44.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
79.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.08
29.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
13.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
132.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA