Joey Nation vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Joey Nation
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Nation built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 6.94 and 1.714 for Joey Nation. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Nation and Leon Williams

Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
42.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.43
42.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Joey Nation and Leon Williams

Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Nation and Leon Williams

Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
158.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA