Caleb Ferguson vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Williams

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
8.12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.88
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.55
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
34.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Williams

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Williams

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.87
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA