Bill Rigney vs. Dick Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Dick Williams
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Bill Rigney and Dick Williams each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Bill Rigney had the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 74), while Dick Williams led in batting average (AVG+ 105 vs 97). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Bill Rigney and Dick Williams

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
654
177.24
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
187.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3265
600
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
1966
532.79
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2959
543.77
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
138.21
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
141.13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
102.17
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
97.21
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
21.14
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
28.85
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.79
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.86
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
36.04
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
43.92
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253.76
68.77
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348.35
64.02
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
739
200.27
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1159
212.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
197.83
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
185.05
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
65.79
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
212
57.45
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
60.83
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
122.49
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
113.75
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
73.67
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359.67
66.1
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.25
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.37
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
41.72
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.21
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
55.83
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
392
72.04
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
8.33
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.59
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.72
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.59
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
17.83
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.78
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.86
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.86
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
6.06
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.21
86.21
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Bill Rigney and Dick Williams

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
1.41
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
0.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17630
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5876.2
9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
3.35
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.83
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.08
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2783
4.26
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2260
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
4.18
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.966
2.966
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.47
70.47
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.24
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0