Doug Drabek vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Doug Drabek
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Drabek 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. Doug Drabek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Doug Drabek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Drabek and Leon Williams

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
3.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
8.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
0.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
2.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
5.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10518
37.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
4.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9595
34.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Doug Drabek and Leon Williams

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7605
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
2.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Drabek and Leon Williams

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
305.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
808
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
531.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
88.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
72.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.49
21.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
109.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
106.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
31.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
34.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
63.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.58
16.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
153.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
49.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA