Max Lanier vs. Devin Williams — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Devin Williams
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Max Lanier built a career as a starting pitcher and Devin Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Devin Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 3.01 and 1.297 for Max Lanier. By the career numbers, Devin Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Devin Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.6
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.94
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.6
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.01
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
8.28
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.26
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
4.56
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
14.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.06
14.06
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.022
2.022
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6772
37.64
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
36.61
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.81
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.5
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.02
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
34.14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
31.81
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.64
37.64
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Devin Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297.2
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.97
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.104
0.104
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Devin Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
184800
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA