Scott Downs vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Scott Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Bill Williams

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.96
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Bill Williams

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Bill Williams

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
4.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.34
-13.82
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA