Mike Garman vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Mike Garman
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Garman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Garman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.547 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Mike Garman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Garman and Lefty Williams

Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
6.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.63
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
8.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
4.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1877
38.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
33.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Mike Garman and Lefty Williams

Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
6.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Garman and Lefty Williams

Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Garman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
4227.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.29
-17.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
237.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA