Spoon Carter vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter 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. Spoon Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Spoon Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Leon Williams

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348
39.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
35.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Leon Williams

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Leon Williams

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
107.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
57.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
96.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA