Jake Livingstone vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Jake Livingstone
Pre-GenerationalRussiaEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woody Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Livingstone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Woody Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Jake Livingstone. By the career numbers, Woody Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Livingstone and Woody Williams

Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.72
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.47
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
4.19
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.8
12.8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.433
0.433
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
19.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
9
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.5
19.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.25
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.89
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480
6.01
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.24
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
52.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9475
38.48
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
4.45
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.36
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.54
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
45
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.67
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Jake Livingstone and Woody Williams

Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.72
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.65
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.02
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.74
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.67
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Livingstone and Woody Williams

Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
430.79
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
525.12
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
72.93
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
24.31
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.17
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.53
32.61
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
140.03
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
123.5
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
50.57
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.82
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
88.49
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
20.39
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.45
30.58
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.53
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
183
177.96
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.76
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.72
Jake Livingstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.92
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Jake Livingstone
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50