Dick Donovan vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan 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. Dick Donovan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Dick Donovan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Leon Williams

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
2.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.682
0.682
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Leon Williams

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5883
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Leon Williams

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
21.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
86.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
218.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA