Herb Goodall vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Herb Goodall
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Goodall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Goodall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Herb Goodall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Goodall and Lefty Williams

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
39.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Herb Goodall and Lefty Williams

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.59
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Goodall and Lefty Williams

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
275
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
101.2
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
159.04
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
132.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA