Harry Gardner vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Gardner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.46 and 1.488 for Harry Gardner. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Gardner and Lefty Williams

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
40.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
35.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Harry Gardner and Lefty Williams

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Gardner and Lefty Williams

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
35.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
34.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA