Jim Gott vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Jim Gott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Sidney Williams

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.77
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.87
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.68
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
3.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Sidney Williams

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Sidney Williams

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
547.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
97.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.62
49.62
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
202.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
36.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100