Mike O'Rourke vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike O'Rourke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Mike O'Rourke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Sidney Williams

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
10.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
39.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
36.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Sidney Williams

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.96
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Sidney Williams

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
26.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
23.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100