Charlie Gettig vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Charlie Gettig
Pre-GenerationalMarylandBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Gettig as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.5 and 1.649 for Charlie Gettig. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Gettig and Sidney Williams

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
11.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
41.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
6.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
36.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.09
41.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Charlie Gettig and Sidney Williams

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2451
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.36
85.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.472
2.472
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Gettig and Sidney Williams

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
182.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
546.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
131.88
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
105.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
26.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
55.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
160.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
179.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
137.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.04
60.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
35
50.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100