Sam Leever vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Leever 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. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Leever and Leon Williams

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Leon Williams

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Leon Williams

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
92.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA