Bill Graham vs. Steamboat Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Graham built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat 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 4.42 and 1.440 for Steamboat 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 Steamboat Williams

Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.18
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.42
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
10.4
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.38
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.91
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.03
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.51
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
37.4
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Graham and Steamboat Williams

Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Graham and Steamboat Williams

Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA