Shohei Ohtani vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Shohei Ohtani
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Shohei Ohtani holds a real edge over Ken Williams in this comparison. Shohei Ohtani led in walk rate (BB%+ 159 vs 131), slugging (SLG+ 150 vs 144), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 122 vs 115). Ken Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 443 vs 228). The edge belongs to Shohei Ohtani.

Hitting Stats for Shohei Ohtani and Ken Williams

Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1033
143.61
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
3730
518.54
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4862
519.44
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
145.97
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1552
165.81
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
533
74.1
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
106.2
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
192
26.69
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
30.45
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.26
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.23
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
38.92
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
196
20.94
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
71.87
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
59.62
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832.85
115.78
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003.31
107.19
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2172
301.95
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2579
275.53
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1616
224.65
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2146
229.27
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.047
1.047
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
98.42
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
91.88
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
669
93
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1097
152.5
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
168.48
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
797.26
110.83
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1040.42
111.16
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.99
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
75.21
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
60.47
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.23
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1104
153.48
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
30.66
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
19.57
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.78
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
49
6.81
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
22.94
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.45
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
43
5.98
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
28.92
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
27.78
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.33
79.33
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Shohei Ohtani and Ken Williams

Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
27
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2956
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3260
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.09
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3123
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.608
0.608
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0