Duke Snider vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Duke Snider
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Duke Snider and Billy Williams are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Duke Snider, 117 for Billy Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 147 vs 143). The overall lean goes to Duke Snider, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Duke Snider and Billy Williams

Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2143
156.1
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2488
141.91
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
8237
600
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
7161
521.62
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9350
533.32
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
2116
154.13
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2711
154.63
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1266
92.22
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1763
100.56
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
26.08
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.19
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
5.02
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
29.65
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
24.3
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
850
61.92
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
54.07
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1447.04
105.41
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1663.76
94.9
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3865
281.53
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4599
262.33
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3108
226.39
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3799
216.69
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1259
91.71
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
80.43
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1333
97.1
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
84.13
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2185
159.16
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1442.61
105.08
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1681.76
95.93
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.53
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.45
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
70.73
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1045
59.61
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
104
7.58
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
90.11
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
59.66
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
6.66
6.66
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.79
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.46
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.33
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.16
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
12.09
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
11.41
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
7.21
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.64
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.79
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
10.85
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.44
66.44
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Duke Snider and Billy Williams

Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
1.9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.03
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2161
1.02
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
27318
27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
9106
9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4099
4.05
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.12
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
0.1
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.07
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4288
4.24
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4222
4.17
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.201
2.201
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.33
54.33
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.05
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0