Tom Long vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Tom Long
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 9 and 2.000 for Tom Long. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Long and Sidney Williams

Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
40.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Tom Long and Sidney Williams

Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Long and Sidney Williams

Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100