Nels Potter vs. Shad Williams — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shad Williams
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Shad Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 8.59 and 2.352 for Shad Williams. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Shad Williams

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
47.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.216
2.216
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.56
47.56

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Shad Williams

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Shad Williams

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA