Buster Narum vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 57). Role difference aside, Mitch Williams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Mitch Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.02
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1735
39.37
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Mitch Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.98
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Mitch Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA