Mariano Rivera vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mariano Rivera and Leon Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mariano Rivera posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.21 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.032 vs 2.160). Leon Williams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.5). By the career numbers, Mariano Rivera had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mariano Rivera and Leon Williams

Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
7.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
6.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Mariano Rivera and Leon Williams

Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mariano Rivera and Leon Williams

Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA