Percy Forrest vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Percy Forrest built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mutt Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. By the career numbers, Mutt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Forrest and Mutt Williams

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.17
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Percy Forrest and Mutt Williams

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209.1
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.71
89.71
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Forrest and Mutt Williams

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
553.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
125.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
98.9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
41.93
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
151.65
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
158.24
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
52.75
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
85.71
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
138.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.17
47.28
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.19
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100