Kevin Jarvis vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Kevin Jarvis
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Jarvis 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 6.03 and 1.565 for Kevin Jarvis. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Leon Williams

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
6.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
10.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
5.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3492
40.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
6.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3155
36.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Leon Williams

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
780.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Leon Williams

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
500.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
492.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
78.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.72
22.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
102.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
83.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.12
18.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
162.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA