Dizzy Dean vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and W. Williams

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.43
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
2.07
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.35
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and W. Williams

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and W. Williams

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA