Sam Crawford vs. Earl Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Earl Williams
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcherRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sam Crawford comes out clearly ahead of Earl Williams across most offensive categories. Sam Crawford led in contact rate (K%+ 184 vs 76), home run production (HR/PA+ 302 vs 227), and batting average (AVG+ 127 vs 95). Sam Crawford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Earl Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
142.55
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
889
155.46
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3431
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3058
534.77
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
756
132.21
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
497
86.91
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
25.94
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
115
20.11
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.05
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
24.13
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
48.93
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
259
45.29
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624.99
92.03
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
414.7
72.52
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4328
245.12
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1297
226.81
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3744
212.04
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1086
189.92
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
78.78
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
63.13
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1519
86.03
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
457
79.92
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2813
159.32
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
680
118.92
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
410.82
71.84
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760
43.04
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
52.11
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.42
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
100.38
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.1
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.42
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
103
18.01
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.44
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.87
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.22
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49
Earl Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Earl Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
1.14
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.02
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20174
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6724.2
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
3.28
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4715
6.31
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.23
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
0.62
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.11
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5637
3.63
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5256
7.03
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5461
3.52
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5175
6.93
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.095
6.095
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.52
89.52
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.08
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.1
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.39
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.18