Derek Lowe vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Leon Williams

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10330
34.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Leon Williams

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8014
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2671.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Leon Williams

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
33.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
60.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA