Jim Rooker vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Jim Rooker
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Rooker 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. Jim Rooker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Jim Rooker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Rooker and Leon Williams

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.58
48.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.94
79.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
3.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5431
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
8.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
4.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7668
38.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6808
33.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Jim Rooker and Leon Williams

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5438
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Rooker and Leon Williams

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
303.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
545.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
109.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
84.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
25.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.65
34.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
151.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
131.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.37
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.58
32.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
206
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA