Buster Narum vs. Todd Williams — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Todd Williams
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Todd Williams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 59). Role difference aside, Todd Williams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Todd Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
10.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.37
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1735
39.37
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
39.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
35.08
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
35.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Todd Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.7
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Todd Williams

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
34050
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA