Mike Lynch vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Mike Lynch
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Lynch 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. Mike Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Mike Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Lynch and Leon Williams

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
37.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2412
33.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Mike Lynch and Leon Williams

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Lynch and Leon Williams

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
220.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
552.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
112.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
89.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
22.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.5
34.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
141.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
139.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
51.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
40.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
92.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.32
36.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
132.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA