Fred Rath vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Rath
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Rath 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. Fred Rath posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Fred Rath had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Rath and Leon Williams

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
39.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath and Leon Williams

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath and Leon Williams

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA