Max Lanier vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Max Lanier posted a stronger line than Sidney Williams. Max Lanier posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.28) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.610). By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Sidney Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Sidney Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Sidney Williams

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
328.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
99.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.71
18.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
122.2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
46.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
27.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.69
18.72
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100