Joe Lake vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lake and Leon Williams

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
2.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Lake and Leon Williams

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lake and Leon Williams

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
27.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.52
36.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
161.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
88.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA