Herbert Gay vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Herbert Gay
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herbert Gay 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 6.14 and 1.850 for Herbert Gay. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Gay and Leon Williams

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
11.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
42.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
6.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
34.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.36
42.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Herbert Gay and Leon Williams

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Gay and Leon Williams

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-12.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA