Ping Gardner vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ping Gardner
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ping Gardner built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ping Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Ping Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ping Gardner and Leon Williams

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.13
47.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.73
73.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.343
0.343
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
9.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.61
9.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
3.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
32.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ping Gardner and Leon Williams

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ping Gardner and Leon Williams

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
230.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
532.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
108.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
91.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.35
32.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
127.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
138.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
58.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
84.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.7
36.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.71
45.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA