Pud Galvin vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Pud Galvin
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Pud Galvin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pud Galvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Pud Galvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pud Galvin and Sidney Williams

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
1.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
1.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
0.97
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1903
2.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18010
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6003.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6405
9.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
1.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
2.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25415
38.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3352
5.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24609
36.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Pud Galvin and Sidney Williams

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
1.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19008
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6336
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
0.54
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
2.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
2.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pud Galvin and Sidney Williams

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
157.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2788
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2748
591.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
118.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
92.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.72
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
26.47
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154.09
33.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
154.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
127.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
59.83
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
47.35
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
106.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148.41
31.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
8.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
631
135.8
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
4.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
4.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100