Tommy Nance vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Tommy Nance
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Nance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.36 and 1.333 for Tommy Nance. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Nance and Sidney Williams

Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
38.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
34.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Tommy Nance and Sidney Williams

Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Nance and Sidney Williams

Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
33600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tommy Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100