Bill Graham vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Graham 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. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Graham and Leon Williams

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Graham and Leon Williams

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Graham and Leon Williams

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA