Bill James vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill James 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. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Leon Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Leon Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Leon Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA