Bill James vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Bill Williams. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 5.06) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.313). By the career numbers, Bill James 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 Bill James and Bill Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.62
72.62
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
7.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
33.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Bill Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Bill Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
568.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA