Jason Grimsley vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Jason Grimsley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grimsley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.77 and 1.599 for Jason Grimsley. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grimsley and Lefty Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
9.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
5.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4208
40.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
5.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3598
34.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Jason Grimsley and Lefty Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.36
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
2.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grimsley and Lefty Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
6260.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
9.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA