Jim Owens vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens 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. Jim Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Jim Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Leon Williams

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
35.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Leon Williams

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Leon Williams

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA