Steve Jones vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones 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 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Sidney Williams

Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Sidney Williams

Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Sidney Williams

Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
33.63
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100