Jeff Lahti vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Jeff Lahti
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Lahti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Lahti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Jeff Lahti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Lahti and Sidney Williams

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
7.93
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.49
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
33.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jeff Lahti and Sidney Williams

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Lahti and Sidney Williams

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
3153.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.63
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.98
-45.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
20
307.69
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100