Joe Ross vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Ross 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. Joe Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ross and Leon Williams

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.97
46.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.28
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
2.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
38.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
34.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Ross and Leon Williams

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ross and Leon Williams

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
538.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
99.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.59
22.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
113.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
126.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.72
19.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
236.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA