Steve Dunning vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Dunning
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Dunning 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. Steve Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Steve Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Dunning and Leon Williams

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.94
35.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
8.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
4.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
5.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
39.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
33.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Steve Dunning and Leon Williams

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1840
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Dunning and Leon Williams

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
537.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
496.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
96.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.37
42.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
148.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
133.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.27
41.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
181.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA