Randy Lerch vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Randy Lerch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Randy Lerch 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. Randy Lerch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Randy Lerch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Lerch and Leon Williams

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
10.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
39.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
5.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4264
34.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Randy Lerch and Leon Williams

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Lerch and Leon Williams

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
524
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
534
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
110
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.55
41.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
162
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
148
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.68
39.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA