Bill Gilbert vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Gilbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.79 and 2.214 for Bill Gilbert. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Gilbert and Lefty Williams

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
10.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.214
2.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Bill Gilbert and Lefty Williams

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Gilbert and Lefty Williams

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA