Ed Chandler vs. Larry McWilliams — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry McWilliams
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry McWilliams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry McWilliams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Larry McWilliams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Larry McWilliams

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.14
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.45
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.52
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4675
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558.1
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
8.94
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.79
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.64
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
3.13
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
5.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
39.74
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6702
38.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
4.44
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5979
34.53
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Larry McWilliams

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.14
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4675
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558.1
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.49
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.59
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.15
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Larry McWilliams

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
442.72
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
519.61
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
69.9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
60.58
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.32
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
12.79
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
81.55
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
86.21
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
30.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.48
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
47.77
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.8
2.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
13.98
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
193
224.85
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
62.91
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33