Joe Dawson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dawson 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. Joe Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Leon Williams

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
39.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
35.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Leon Williams

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Leon Williams

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
543.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA