Gio Gonzalez vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Gio Gonzalez
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gio Gonzalez 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. Gio Gonzalez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Gio Gonzalez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Leon Williams

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.47
56.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
8.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8242
38.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7271
33.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Leon Williams

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5799
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Leon Williams

Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
434.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
517.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.1
10.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
66.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
37.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.03
-12.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
240
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA