Roberto Clemente vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Roberto Clemente
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Roberto Clemente and Billy Williams are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Roberto Clemente, 117 for Billy Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 139 vs 143). The overall lean goes to Billy Williams, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Roberto Clemente and Billy Williams

Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2433
142.95
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2488
141.91
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
10212
600
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9454
555.46
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9350
533.32
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3000
176.26
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
154.63
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2154
126.56
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1763
100.56
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.85
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
9.75
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.02
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
240
14.1
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
24.3
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
846
49.71
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
54.07
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
1531.71
89.99
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663.76
94.9
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4492
263.92
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4599
262.33
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
3656
214.81
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3799
216.69
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1416
83.2
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
80.43
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
76.67
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
84.13
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2481
145.77
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
1610.15
94.6
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1681.76
95.93
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.06
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.45
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
621
36.49
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1045
59.61
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.81
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
1230
72.27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
59.66
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
8.3
8.3
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.12
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.46
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
66
3.88
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.16
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
275
16.16
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
11.41
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
83
4.88
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.13
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2.7
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.79
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.58
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
7.93
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 600 PA
64.34
64.34
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Roberto Clemente and Billy Williams

Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
1.04
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
1.01
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
1.02
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61546
27
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20515.1
9
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4697
2.06
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
0.12
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
0.1
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5108
2.24
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Roberto Clemente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4966
2.18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.093
2.093
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.05
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Clemente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0