Joe Rogalski vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Rogalski
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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 3.13 and 1.238 for Lefty 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 Lefty Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.43
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.62
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.42
80.42
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.61
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.13
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
8.51
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
2.63
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
3.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
36.42
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
3.77
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
33.44
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Rogalski and Lefty Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.339
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Rogalski and Lefty Williams

Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
255.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
600
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
515.44
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
81.88
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.11
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.05
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.71
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.77
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
25.83
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
103.36
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
127.52
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
40.27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
79.19
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.14
24.35
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
44.3
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
150.34
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA