Kevin Gross vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kevin Gross and Lefty Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Williams posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.319 vs 1.440) and home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 0.83). Kevin Gross had the advantage in ERA (4.11 vs 4.41). By the career numbers, Lefty Williams 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 Kevin Gross and Lefty Williams

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
3.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
39.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9552
34.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and Lefty Williams

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
1.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
1.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and Lefty Williams

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
377.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
83.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
63.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
24.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
114.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
109.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
32.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
28.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.98
16.58
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA