Lou Garland vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Garland
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 10.26 and 2.640 for Lou Garland. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Garland and Leon Williams

Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
10.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
49.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
44.28
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
41.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.394
0.394
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.68
49.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Garland and Leon Williams

Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Garland and Leon Williams

Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA