Leo Cristante vs. John Williams — Career Comparison

Leo Cristante
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Williams
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Cristante as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Cristante posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.37 and 1.436 for John Williams. By the career numbers, Leo Cristante had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Cristante and John Williams

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.61
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.06
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.64
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.46
59.46
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.77
65.77
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.84
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
4.37
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1865
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621.2
9
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
9.93
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.59
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.53
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.3
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.24
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.73
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2711
39.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.3
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.37
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.94
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.96
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
36.05
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2419
35.02
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Leo Cristante and John Williams

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.45
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.04
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3482
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160.2
9
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.19
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.78
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.21
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.12
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.96
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.96
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.043
2.043
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.66
71.66
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Cristante and John Williams

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
218.18
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
600
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
558.81
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
144.71
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
101.3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.04
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.36
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.41
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.56
67.41
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
221.52
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
174.77
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
83.49
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
74.58
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
148.05
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-28.04
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.93
74.51
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.34
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.72
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.34
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.67
179.67
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.13
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100