Dixie Davis vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Dixie Davis
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dixie Davis 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. Dixie Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Dixie Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dixie Davis and Leon Williams

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
3.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3956
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
8.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5844
39.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
4.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
34.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Dixie Davis and Leon Williams

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dixie Davis and Leon Williams

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
289.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
531.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
104.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
91.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.47
29.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
119.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
137.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
74.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.51
33.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.86
11.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA