Archie Cole vs. August Williams — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
August Williams
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and August Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. August Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.5 and WHIP 2.083 compared to 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, August Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and August Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9.75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.43
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
45.23
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
45.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
11.25
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
36.11
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
36.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.23
45.23
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.75
45.75

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and August Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and August Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
184.61
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100