Archie Cole vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Leon Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
11.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.81
11.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
44.28
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.138
2.138
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
36.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Leon Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Leon Williams

Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA