Al Pratt vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt 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. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Leon Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
12.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.15
12.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
44.28
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
42.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Leon Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.76
84.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Leon Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
232.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA