Doug Davis vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Doug Davis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug 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. Doug Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Doug Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Davis and Leon Williams

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
4.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
9.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
6.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7597
39.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
4.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6625
34.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Doug Davis and Leon Williams

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5147
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Davis and Leon Williams

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
393.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
530.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
4.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
54.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
50.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
32.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-17.03
-21.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
225.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
61.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA