Gerrit Cole vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mutt Williams

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
7.49
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7861
36.21
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.21
36.21
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mutt Williams

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Mutt Williams

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100