Chris Michalak vs. Brian Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Williams
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.37 and 1.691 for Brian Williams. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Brian Williams

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.62
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.37
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
9.9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
5.02
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2735
41.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
6.06
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2307
34.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Brian Williams

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.67
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.33
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Brian Williams

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
1544.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
504.95
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
65.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
18.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
112.87
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
53.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
83.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
13.54
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
154.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA