Matt Grace vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Grace
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Grace 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 4.57 and 1.449 for Matt Grace. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Grace and Lefty Williams

Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
10.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
39.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
35.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Matt Grace and Lefty Williams

Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Grace and Lefty Williams

Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
9927.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-27.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA