Bill James vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and W. 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 2.28 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. 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 W. Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Bill James and W. Williams

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.45
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and W. Williams

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