Ken Raffensberger vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Leon Williams

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2257
9.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8583
35.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Leon Williams

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Leon Williams

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
59.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
50.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
215.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA