Bill Friel vs. Lem Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Friel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Lem Williams
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCuban GiantsNegro All-Star CircuitCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Friel and Lem Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Friel posted stronger numbers in slugging (.331 vs .300) and batting average (.245 vs .233). Lem Williams had the advantage in OPS (.725 vs .623). By the career numbers, Bill Friel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Friel and Lem Williams

Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
156.07
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
548.16
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
439.02
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
134.56
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
103.68
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.2
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.38
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
30.88
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.48
57.07
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
82.11
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
181.43
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
170.4
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
248.78
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
67.83
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
44.12
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
108.64
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.14
63.49
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
88.85
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
33.09
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
85
46.88
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.99
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.68
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.68
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Friel and Lem Williams

Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.11
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6837
27
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
9
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.89
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.03
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.31
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.78
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.92
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.518
3.518
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0