Dick Ricketts vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Ricketts
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Ricketts 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. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 5.82 and 1.832 for Dick Ricketts. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Ricketts and Leon Williams

Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
41.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.761
1.761
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
37.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.87
41.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Ricketts and Leon Williams

Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Ricketts and Leon Williams

Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-34.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA