Max Scherzer vs. Devin Williams — Career Comparison

Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Devin Williams
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Max Scherzer built a career as a starting pitcher and Devin Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Devin Williams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 201 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 182 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 111). Max Scherzer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 84). Role difference aside, Devin Williams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Max Scherzer and Devin Williams

Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.67
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.94
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2433
7.39
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3489
10.6
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
14.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.06
14.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.022
2.022
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
36.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.81
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
3.44
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10977
33.34
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
31.81
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Max Scherzer and Devin Williams

Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.97
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Scherzer and Devin Williams

Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
184800
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA