Sam Lanford vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Lanford
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Lanford 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. Sam Lanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Sam Lanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Lanford and Leon Williams

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
12.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.86
12.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
48.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
44.28
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
38.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.357
0.357
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Sam Lanford and Leon Williams

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Lanford and Leon Williams

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA