Jim Davis vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Davis
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Jim Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and W. Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Jim Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Davis and W. Williams

Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.01
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
8.48
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.93
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
3.96
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.925
0.925
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
38.63
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.63
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554
34.42
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Davis and W. Williams

Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.1
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Davis and W. Williams

Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
796.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
512.07
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
8.49
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.93
-4.8
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
54
279.31
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA