Cliff Lee vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Leon Williams

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Leon Williams

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Leon Williams

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA