Bill Fagan vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Bill Fagan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Fagan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.28 and 1.778 for Bill Fagan. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fagan and Charley Wilson

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.28
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
11.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.24
11.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.77
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
42.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
8.74
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
37.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Bill Fagan and Charley Wilson

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.83
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.093
2.093
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fagan and Charley Wilson

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
258.82
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
573.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
113.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
31.49
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
140
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
31.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
146.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA