Ed Olwine vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Olwine
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Olwine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.52 and 1.338 for Ed Olwine. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Olwine and Sidney Williams

Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.52
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
37.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ed Olwine and Sidney Williams

Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.163
0.163
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Olwine and Sidney Williams

Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
79.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.864
0.864
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
94.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100