Joe Dobson vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Dobson posted a stronger line than Bill Williams. Joe Dobson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 5.06) and home runs allowed (0.57 per nine innings vs 1.69). By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Bill Williams

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.94
65.94
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Bill Williams

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Bill Williams

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA