Carl Sitton vs. Brian Williams — Career Comparison

Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Williams
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Sitton built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.37 and 1.691 for Brian Williams. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Sitton and Brian Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.62
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.37
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9.9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.94
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
5.02
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2735
41.35
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.01
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
6.06
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.88
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2307
34.88
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Carl Sitton and Brian Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.13
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Sitton and Brian Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
1544.55
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
504.95
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
65.35
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
18.32
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
112.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
53.47
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
83.17
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
13.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
154.46
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA