Booker McDaniel vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Booker McDaniel 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. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Booker McDaniel and Leon Williams

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
34.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Booker McDaniel and Leon Williams

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Booker McDaniel and Leon Williams

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
577.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
48.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
198.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
52.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
112.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA