Ivan Nova vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ivan Nova
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ivan Nova 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. Ivan Nova posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Ivan Nova had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ivan Nova and Leon Williams

Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.89
53.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
4.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
9.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
2.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
6.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5778
38.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5277
35.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ivan Nova and Leon Williams

Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4043
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.69
94.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ivan Nova and Leon Williams

Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
867.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.69
-42.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
96
346.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
1.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA