Larry French vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry French 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. Larry French posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. By the career numbers, Larry French had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry French and Mutt Williams

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.63
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.56
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.49
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.37
67.37
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.44
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
9.64
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.47
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
3.39
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.12
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13465
38.45
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
4.11
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12604
35.99
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Larry French and Mutt Williams

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry French and Mutt Williams

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
286.67
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
531.6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
100.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
83.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.58
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.51
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.51
25.91
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
120.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
126.24
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
41.74
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
42.25
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
83.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.33
25.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
210
105.62
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100