Denny Lemaster vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster 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. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Leon Williams

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Leon Williams

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5364
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Leon Williams

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA