Bud Daley vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Bud Daley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Daley 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. Bud Daley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Bud Daley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Daley and Leon Williams

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2902
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
9.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233
39.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
4.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
35.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Bud Daley and Leon Williams

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2901
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Daley and Leon Williams

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
450.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
529.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
101.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.05
25.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
110.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
136.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
41.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
81.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.7
28.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
29.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
9.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA