Herbert Gay vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Herbert Gay
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Williams posted a stronger line than Herbert Gay. Lefty Williams posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.41 vs 6.14) and WHIP (1.319 vs 1.850). By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Gay and Lefty Williams

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
42.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.18
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
34.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Herbert Gay and Lefty Williams

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Gay and Lefty Williams

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
457.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-12.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA