Ken Griffey Jr. vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

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Ken Griffey Jr. and Billy Williams are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 117 for Ken Griffey Jr., 117 for Billy Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 143). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ken Griffey Jr. and Billy Williams

Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2671
141.77
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2488
141.91
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11304
600
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9801
520.22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9350
533.32
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2781
147.61
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2711
154.63
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
84.34
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1763
100.56
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
27.81
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.02
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
33.44
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
426
24.3
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
63.27
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
948
54.07
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1979.91
105.09
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1663.76
94.9
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5271
279.78
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4599
262.33
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4174
221.55
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3799
216.69
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1662
88.22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
80.43
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1836
97.45
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
84.13
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2868
152.23
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1923.43
102.09
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1681.76
95.93
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
4.3
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.45
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312
69.64
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1045
59.61
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
13.06
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
182
10.38
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
94.43
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
59.66
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.42
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.46
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.41
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
10.56
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
11.41
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
9.77
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.66
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.79
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
13.43
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Ken Griffey Jr. and Billy Williams

Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
1.06
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2348
1.04
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2161
1.02
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60981
27
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20327
9
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
2.48
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.07
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.1
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.04
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.05
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5850
2.59
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5761
2.55
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.49
98.49
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.05
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0