Walt Leverenz vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Walt Leverenz
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Leverenz 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. Walt Leverenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Walt Leverenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Leverenz and Leon Williams

Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.42
18.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.72
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
36.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
31.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Walt Leverenz and Leon Williams

Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.587
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Leverenz and Leon Williams

Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
358.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
571.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
95.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.82
21.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
106.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.17
17.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA