Carl Sitton vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Sitton built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie 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 3.97 and 1.587 for Charlie 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 Charlie Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.97
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.32
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
39.35
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.51
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
34.2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162
33.94
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Carl Sitton and Charlie Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.6
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.26
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.14
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Sitton and Charlie Williams

Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
1461.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
529.09
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
65.45
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.18
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
180
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA