William Parson vs. Sidney Ponson — Career Comparison

William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Ponson
Gen XArubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sidney Ponson built a career as a starting pitcher and William Parson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Parson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.92 and WHIP 1.856 compared to 5.03 and 1.495 for Sidney Ponson. By the career numbers, William Parson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Parson and Sidney Ponson

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
5.03
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2004
10.25
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
3.11
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
5.27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.27
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
40.13
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
39.24
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.37
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.04
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6936
35.46
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for William Parson and Sidney Ponson

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.14
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.92
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
1.86
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Parson and Sidney Ponson

William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
2235
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
14.23
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
3.85
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
165
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0