Joe McClain vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe McClain and Lefty Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Williams had the edge in home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 1.14). By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Lefty Williams

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Lefty Williams

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Lefty Williams

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA