John O'Donoghue vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

John O'Donoghue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John O'Donoghue 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. John O'Donoghue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, John O'Donoghue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John O'Donoghue and Leon Williams

John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
9.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3235
38.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2953
35.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for John O'Donoghue and Leon Williams

John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.716
0.716
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John O'Donoghue and Leon Williams

John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
692.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
542.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.97
26.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
123.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
63.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.38
19.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
176.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA