Gary Lavelle vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Gary Lavelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lavelle and Sidney Williams

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.96
50.96
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Gary Lavelle and Sidney Williams

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lavelle and Sidney Williams

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
520.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100