Cecil Cole vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Cecil Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cecil 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 8.16 and 2.058 for Cecil 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 Cecil Cole and Leon Williams

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
8.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
47.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
44.28
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
10.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
37.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.09
47.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Cecil Cole and Leon Williams

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cecil Cole and Leon Williams

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
11.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-6.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA