Jon Garland vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Jon Garland
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Garland 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. Jon Garland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Jon Garland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Garland and Leon Williams

Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.7
93.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6454
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
9.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1156
4.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9197
38.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149
4.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8269
34.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Jon Garland and Leon Williams

Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6454
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2151.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.7
93.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Garland and Leon Williams

Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
1053.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
502.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
68.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
17.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
83.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
100.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.32
9.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
186.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA