Max Fried vs. Shad Williams — Career Comparison
Max Fried built a career as a starting pitcher and Shad Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Fried posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 8.59 and 2.352 for Shad Williams. By the career numbers, Max Fried had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Max Fried and Shad Williams
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.3
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.03
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
8.77
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
7.98
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
4415
36.8
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
47.56
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.8
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.216
2.216
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
4041
33.69
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
38.97
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.56
47.56
Fielding Stats for Max Fried and Shad Williams
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.3
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.53
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
2.17
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.06
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hitting Stats for Max Fried and Shad Williams
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA