Christian Friedrich vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Christian Friedrich
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Friedrich 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 5.37 and 1.534 for Christian Friedrich. By the career numbers, Mutt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Friedrich and Mutt Williams

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.76
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.85
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.37
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
10.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.55
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
40.17
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.86
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.67
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
35.52
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Christian Friedrich and Mutt Williams

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.76
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Friedrich and Mutt Williams

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
937.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
525
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
4.79
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.32
-17.41
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
40
300
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100