Niles Jordan vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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. Niles Jordan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Niles Jordan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Niles Jordan and Leon Williams

Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Niles Jordan and Leon Williams

Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Niles Jordan and Leon Williams

Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
525
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA