Shane Greene vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Shane Greene
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Shane Greene as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.5 and 1.360 for Shane Greene. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Greene and Sidney Williams

Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1421
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
8.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.61
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
38.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.72
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.84
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
34.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Shane Greene and Sidney Williams

Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1421
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.81
82.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Greene and Sidney Williams

Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
29571.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-64.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Shane Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100