Brandon Claussen vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Brandon Claussen
Gen XSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Claussen 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. Brandon Claussen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Brandon Claussen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Claussen and Leon Williams

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
10.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
40.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
35.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.53
40.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Brandon Claussen and Leon Williams

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Claussen and Leon Williams

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
305.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
521.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.18
6.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-11.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
210.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA