Dennis Eckersley vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley 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. Dennis Eckersley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Dennis Eckersley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Leon Williams

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12519
34.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Leon Williams

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9857
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
1.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Leon Williams

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
554.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
73.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.75
23.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
110.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
101.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
8.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA