Earl Johnson vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Earl Johnson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Earl Johnson and Sidney Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Earl Johnson had the edge in WHIP (1.516 vs 1.610). By the career numbers, Earl Johnson 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 Earl Johnson and Sidney Williams

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.93
27.93
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
9.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2411
39.72
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.97
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
35.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Earl Johnson and Sidney Williams

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Johnson and Sidney Williams

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
580.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
548.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
102.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.13
19.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
112.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
131.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
48.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
41.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
89.84
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
16.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.88
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
170.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100