Hal Griggs vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Hal Griggs
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Griggs 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 5.5 and 1.695 for Hal Griggs. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Griggs and Leon Williams

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.75
18.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
5.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
9.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
41.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
6.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.674
1.674
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377
35.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Hal Griggs and Leon Williams

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Griggs and Leon Williams

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
729.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
538.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
8.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
61.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.25
-15.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
306.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA