Clarence Evans vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Clarence Evans
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clarence Evans 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. Clarence Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.868 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Clarence Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Evans and Leon Williams

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.351
0.351
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
13.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.25
13.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.623
0.623
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
43.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.868
1.868
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
37.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.3
43.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Clarence Evans and Leon Williams

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Evans and Leon Williams

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.9
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-32.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA