Carlos Diaz vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Carlos Diaz
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Diaz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Carlos Diaz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Diaz and Bill Williams

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.21
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.69
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.38
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
7.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
38.48
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
3.73
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
34.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Carlos Diaz and Bill Williams

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.78
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.74
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
98.04
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Diaz and Bill Williams

Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
6317.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.07
-37.88
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA