Matt Ford vs. Al Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 6.24 and 1.891 for Al Williams. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Al Williams

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.45
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
6.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
11.53
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.77
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
40.6
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
42.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
7.68
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
35.86
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
37.35
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.6
40.6
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Al Williams

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.826
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Al Williams

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
492.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
525
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
3.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.01
-21.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Williams
Career
Per 600 PA