Eric Lauer vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Lauer 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. Eric Lauer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Eric Lauer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Lauer and Leon Williams

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
8.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
38.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
34.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Eric Lauer and Leon Williams

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.26
91.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Lauer and Leon Williams

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
743.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
476.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
15.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
262.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA