John Roper vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

John Roper
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Roper 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. John Roper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, John Roper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Roper and Leon Williams

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
9.85
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.85
9.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
39.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
35.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for John Roper and Leon Williams

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Roper and Leon Williams

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
313.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
555.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.99
17.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.39
12.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
205.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA