Ron Santo vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Ron Santo
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Matt Williams
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ron Santo holds a real edge over Matt Williams in this comparison. Ron Santo led in walk rate (BB%+ 166 vs 78), on-base percentage (OBP+ 122 vs 102), and contact rate (K%+ 100 vs 88). Matt Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 263 vs 197). The edge belongs to Ron Santo.

Hitting Stats for Ron Santo and Matt Williams

Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
143.23
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1866
147.41
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7595
600
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8143
519.99
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7000
553
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2254
143.93
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1878
148.36
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1480
94.51
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
89.03
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
23.31
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
26.7
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.76
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
342
21.84
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
29.86
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
49.43
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
751
59.33
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.56
87.46
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1066.35
84.24
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3779
241.32
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3420
270.18
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3400
217.11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2402
189.76
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1138
72.67
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
997
78.76
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1331
84.99
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
96.22
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2127
135.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1837
145.12
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1388.89
88.69
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1052.6
83.16
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.43
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.34
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
70.75
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
469
37.05
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.79
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1343
85.76
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
107.68
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.83
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.71
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.9
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
256
16.35
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
14.38
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.23
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.19
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
2.62
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.76
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
76
4.85
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
6.95
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
46.05
46.05
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Ron Santo and Matt Williams

Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2201
1.03
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1877
1.08
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2172
1.01
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1782
1.02
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57866
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47043
27
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19288.2
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15681
9
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
0.98
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
0.88
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4717
2.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3672
2.11
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
0.15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.11
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7144
3.33
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
3.09
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
3.18
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5197
2.98
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.097
3.097
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.22
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0