Howie Fox vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Howie Fox
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howie Fox 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. Howie Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. By the career numbers, Howie Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Fox and Mutt Williams

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.07
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.58
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.33
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.1
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
9.53
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.53
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.78
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
39.06
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.96
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4358
35.39
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Howie Fox and Mutt Williams

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
30.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
35.43
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
44.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
42.76
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.57
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Fox and Mutt Williams

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
393.26
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
542.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
102.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
82.38
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.1
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.21
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.87
26.22
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
129.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
119.69
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
38.86
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
80.83
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.03
23.36
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.99
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47
73.06
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.41
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.44
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100