Roy Oswalt vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Oswalt 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. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Oswalt and Leon Williams

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Leon Williams

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Leon Williams

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA