Fred Johnson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Johnson 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. Fred Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.602 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Fred Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Johnson and Leon Williams

Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
11.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.06
11.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
40.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
36.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Johnson and Leon Williams

Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Johnson and Leon Williams

Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
385.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.83
11.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
3.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA