Ad Lankford vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Leon Williams

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
11.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
41.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
36.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.341
0.341
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.42
41.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Leon Williams

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Leon Williams

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
146.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA