Stan Fansler vs. Steamboat Williams — Career Comparison

Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.42 and 1.440 for Steamboat Williams. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Steamboat Williams

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.18
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.42
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
10.4
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.56
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.03
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.51
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
37.4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Steamboat Williams

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Steamboat Williams

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
8.82
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA