Bill Gallagher vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Gallagher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Gallagher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.7 and 1.578 for Bill Gallagher. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Gallagher and Sidney Williams

Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
13.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
42.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
10.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
40.97
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
37.21
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bill Gallagher and Sidney Williams

Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.97
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.25
79.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Gallagher and Sidney Williams

Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
151.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
578.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
79.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
50.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.69
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.92
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
20.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
115.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
101.2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
79.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
9.94
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.92
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.75
20.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gallagher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Gallagher
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100