Buster Narum vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Williams posted a stronger line than Buster Narum. Lefty Williams posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.319 vs 1.492) and home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 1.13). 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 Buster Narum and Lefty Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Lefty Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Lefty Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA