Al Grunwald vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Al Grunwald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Grunwald 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 6.63 and 2.316 for Al Grunwald. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grunwald and Lefty Williams

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
46.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.42
46.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Al Grunwald and Lefty Williams

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grunwald and Lefty Williams

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
825
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
43.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA