Joe Lotz vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Lotz
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lotz 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. Joe Lotz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Lotz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lotz and Leon Williams

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
36.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
32.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Lotz and Leon Williams

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lotz and Leon Williams

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
86.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA