Bill Lange vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Lange
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Lange and Ken Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Ken Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.924 vs .858) and slugging (.530 vs .458). Bill Lange had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .393). By the career numbers, Ken Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Lange and Ken Williams

Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
813
134.75
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3620
600
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3202
530.72
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4862
519.44
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1056
175.03
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
165.81
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
803
133.09
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
106.2
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
134
22.21
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
30.45
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
13.26
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
77
8.23
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
39
6.46
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
20.94
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
253
41.93
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
59.62
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
687.31
113.92
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003.31
107.19
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
1467
243.15
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2579
275.53
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1431
237.18
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2146
229.27
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.045
1.045
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
114.53
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
91.88
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
579
95.97
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
204.03
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1577
168.48
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
717.25
118.88
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1040.42
111.16
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.14
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.99
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
350
58.01
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
60.47
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
20.39
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
287
30.66
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.43
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19.57
19.57
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
43
7.13
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.45
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
260
27.78
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Lange and Ken Williams

Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
1.03
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21360
27
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7120
9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
2.68
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2956
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.49
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.23
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2687
3.4
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3260
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
3.17
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3123
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.065
3.065
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.1
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.01
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0