Bob Cooney vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Bob Cooney
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Cooney 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 5.95 and 1.776 for Bob Cooney. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cooney and Leon Williams

Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
11.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.834
0.834
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
41.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.776
1.776
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
37.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Bob Cooney and Leon Williams

Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cooney and Leon Williams

Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
457.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.09
17.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.86
13.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA