Charlie Lau vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Lau and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.339 vs .330) and batting average (.267 vs .255). Charlie Lau had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jesse 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 Charlie Lau and Jesse Williams

Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
288
151.18
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1170
535.47
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
141.73
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.12
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.32
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
40.27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
195.42
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
64.07
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
49.89
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.86
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lau and Jesse Williams

Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.1
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.02
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7311
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2437
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
5.31
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
4.98
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.516
4.516
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.48
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0