Ed Mars vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mars posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Ed Mars had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Bill Williams

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.67
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
9.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.63
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
40.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.93
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
36.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Bill Williams

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Bill Williams

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
546.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA