Al Pratt vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Matt Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt 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 7 and 2.222 for Matt 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 Matt Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
45.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.09
45.09
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Matt Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Matt Williams

Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA