Sam Crawford vs. George Williams — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Sam Crawford posted the stronger offensive profile against George Williams. Sam Crawford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .732) and slugging (.452 vs .367). George Williams had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Crawford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and George Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
142.55
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
199.23
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
428
495.75
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
104
120.46
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
73
84.56
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
25.94
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
22.01
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.58
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
48.93
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.91
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624.99
92.03
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63.26
73.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4328
245.12
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
157
181.85
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
215.44
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
78.78
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
62
71.81
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1519
86.03
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
48
55.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2813
159.32
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
115.83
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65.65
76.05
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760
43.04
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
85.71
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
119.31
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.63
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.63
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.44
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49
George Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and George Williams

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.33
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.95
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2627
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
875.2
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
3.28
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
5.81
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
0.23
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.11
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5637
3.63
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.42
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5461
3.52
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
6.3
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.752
4.752
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.08
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27