Vince Colbert vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Vince Colbert
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Vince Colbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vince Colbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Vince Colbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vince Colbert and Bill Williams

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.57
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1097
39.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
33.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Vince Colbert and Bill Williams

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vince Colbert and Bill Williams

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
1013.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
22.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
15.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
22
227.59
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA