Beany Jacobson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Beany Jacobson
Pre-GenerationalSwedenThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Beany Jacobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Beany Jacobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.251 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Beany Jacobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Beany Jacobson and Leon Williams

Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.35
32.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
36.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2344
34.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Beany Jacobson and Leon Williams

Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Beany Jacobson and Leon Williams

Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
236.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
551.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
64.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
15.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
75.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
104.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
2.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
196.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA