Desi Relaford vs. Dick Williams — Career Comparison

Desi Relaford
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Dick Williams
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Desi Relaford and Dick Williams each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Desi Relaford had the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 74), while Dick Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 92 vs 49). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Desi Relaford and Dick Williams

Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
939
168.33
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
187.99
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
600
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3265
600
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
2939
526.86
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2959
543.77
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
714
128
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
141.13
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
508
91.07
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
97.21
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
147
26.35
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
28.85
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.41
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
40
7.17
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.86
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
206
36.93
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
43.92
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349.69
62.69
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348.35
64.02
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
182.67
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1159
212.99
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
189.48
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
185.05
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
67.22
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
358
65.79
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
308
55.21
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
60.83
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
115.27
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
619
113.75
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
358.13
64.2
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359.67
66.1
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.96
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
52.52
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
227
41.72
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.94
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
497
89.09
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
72.04
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.73
6.73
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.63
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.72
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.59
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
10.4
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
17.83
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
14.52
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.86
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.54
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
6.06
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.31
74.31
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Desi Relaford and Dick Williams

Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
1.2
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
1.41
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
0.99
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20894
27
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17630
27
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6964.2
9
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5876.2
9
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
1.58
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
3.35
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
2.52
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
0.83
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.17
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.08
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
4.26
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2783
4.26
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3167
4.09
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
4.18
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.398
3.398
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.966
2.966
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.83
82.83
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.47
70.47
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.5
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.24
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0