Ben Houser vs. Ed Williamson — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Williamson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Ed Williamson are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Houser posted stronger numbers in batting average (.267 vs .255) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Ed Williamson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Ed Williamson

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
141.79
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5082
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
537.54
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1159
136.84
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
105.41
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
92.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
21
24.32
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
26.92
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.04
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
7.56
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
44.51
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
61.58
71.33
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639.45
75.5
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1749
206.49
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688
199.29
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.18
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
95.51
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
78.75
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
117
135.52
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1412
166.71
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.96
77.56
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.83
79.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.72
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
59.74
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
57.92
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
532
62.81
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.55
9.55
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Ed Williamson

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
1.04
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.82
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31896
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10632
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1589
1.35
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3095
2.62
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
0.58
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5368
4.54
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4684
3.97
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.26
87.26
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.824
3.824
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
0.22
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.04
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0