Sam Langford vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Langford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Sam Langford posted the stronger offensive profile against Jesse Williams. Sam Langford posted stronger numbers in slugging (.382 vs .357) and batting average (.275 vs .267). Jesse Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .316). By the career numbers, Sam Langford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Langford and Jesse Williams

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.83
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
151.18
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
151.39
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
141.73
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.43
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
108.66
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.49
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
21
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.91
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.96
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
58.6
65.23
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
210.39
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.45
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
113
125.79
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.08
72.45
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.45
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
42
46.75
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.58
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.34
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.24
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Jesse Williams

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.1
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7123
27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374.1
9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
5.31
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
4.98
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.86
93.86
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.516
4.516
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0