Zack Greinke vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Zack Greinke and Lefty Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Zack Greinke posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.178 vs 1.319). Lefty Williams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Zack Greinke had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Lefty Williams

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.6
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12890
34.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Lefty Williams

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
2.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
2.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Lefty Williams

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
597
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
117
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
145
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
114
114
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA