Sam Crawford vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Sam Crawford and Billy Williams are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Sam Crawford, 117 for Billy Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 143). The overall lean goes to Sam Crawford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Billy Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
142.55
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2488
141.91
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9350
533.32
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
154.63
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1763
100.56
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
25.94
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.02
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
24.3
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
864
48.93
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
54.07
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1624.99
92.03
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663.76
94.9
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
4328
245.12
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4599
262.33
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3799
216.69
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1391
78.78
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1410
80.43
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1519
86.03
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
84.13
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2813
159.32
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1681.76
95.93
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.45
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
760
43.04
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1045
59.61
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1046
59.66
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.46
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.16
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
11.41
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.44
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.79
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Billy Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
1.02
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
3.28
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
0.23
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
0.1
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5637
3.63
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5461
3.52
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.229
2.229
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.08
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0