Joe Rogalski vs. Elbert Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Rogalski
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elbert Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elbert Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Rogalski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Rogalski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 3.79 and 1.296 for Elbert Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Rogalski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Rogalski and Elbert Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.75
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.79
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
9
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.05
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
3.61
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
38.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
38.81
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.66
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
33.63
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Rogalski and Elbert Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.76
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.09
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.71
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.2
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.09
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.7
96.7
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
62
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Rogalski and Elbert Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
306
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
534
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
20.43
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
7.95
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA