Jason Grimsley vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Jason Grimsley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney 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. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.77 and 1.599 for Jason Grimsley. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grimsley and Sidney Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
9.17
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.8
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
5.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.92
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
40.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
5.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3598
34.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jason Grimsley and Sidney Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grimsley and Sidney Williams

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
6260.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
9.63
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100