Robert Lacy vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Robert Lacy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robert Lacy 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 6.56 and 1.843 for Robert Lacy. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Lacy and Leon Williams

Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
6.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
11.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
43.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
8.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
36.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Robert Lacy and Leon Williams

Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Lacy and Leon Williams

Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-38.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA