Chris Carpenter vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Carpenter 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. Chris Carpenter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Chris Carpenter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Leon Williams

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
8.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
2.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9305
37.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8470
34.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Leon Williams

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6658
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Leon Williams

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
419.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
525.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
44.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
172.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA