Andy Sommers vs. Bobby Williams — Career Comparison

Andy Sommers
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationCatcher
Bobby Williams
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Andy Sommers and Bobby Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.560 vs .528) and on-base percentage (.284 vs .242). Andy Sommers had the advantage in slugging (.286 vs .276). By the career numbers, Bobby Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Sommers and Bobby Williams

Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
163.79
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
151.96
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
359
600
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2219
600
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339
566.57
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
525.91
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
67
111.98
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
116.54
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
78.55
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
95.18
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.73
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
14.87
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.69
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.68
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.01
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.81
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
33.43
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
21.36
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
26.46
44.22
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173.85
47.01
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
162.12
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
145.2
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
87
145.4
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
162.51
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
58.5
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
74.09
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
60.17
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
61.38
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
68
113.65
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
134.66
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
25.76
43.05
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.95
52.71
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.69
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.87
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
26.74
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
41.1
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
62
103.62
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.22
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
96.48
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
28.12
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.37
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
17.85
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.16
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.37
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
20.01
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
89.19
89.19

Fielding Stats for Andy Sommers and Bobby Williams

Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.14
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.22
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
0.99
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12377
27
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125.2
9
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
4.86
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
1.61
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.25
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
2.97
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.91
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
7.02
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2335
5.09
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
6.1
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
4.58
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.01
87.01
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.89
89.89
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.343
5.343
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.742
3.742
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.28
81.28
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.33
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.73
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0