Robert Dean vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Robert 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. Robert Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Robert Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Dean and W. Williams

Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.68
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.67
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
39.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.02
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
34.41
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Robert Dean and W. Williams

Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.68
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.96
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.38
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.1
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Dean and W. Williams

Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
12.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
4.83
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA