Rich Garces vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Rich Garces
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Garces as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Garces posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Rich Garces had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Garces and Sidney Williams

Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.32
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
7.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
38.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
33.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Rich Garces and Sidney Williams

Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Garces and Sidney Williams

Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
57400
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100