Jerry Johnson vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Jerry Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.31 and 1.596 for Jerry Johnson. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Johnson and Sidney Williams

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
4.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
4.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
9.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.54
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3425
40
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.93
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
34.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jerry Johnson and Sidney Williams

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
4.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Johnson and Sidney Williams

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
1634.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
546.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
67.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
11.95
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
85.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-4.8
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
188.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100