Danny Duffy vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy 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. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Leon Williams

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Leon Williams

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3517
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Leon Williams

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-4.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA