Tris Speaker vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tris Speaker comes out clearly ahead of Billy Williams across most offensive categories. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 150), walk rate (BB%+ 139 vs 114), and batting average (AVG+ 139 vs 121). Billy Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 205). Tris Speaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tris Speaker and Billy Williams

Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2488
141.91
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9350
533.32
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
154.63
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1763
100.56
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.02
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
24.3
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
56.61
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
948
54.07
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1663.76
94.9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5101
255.31
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4599
262.33
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3799
216.69
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
94.19
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
80.43
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1529
76.53
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1475
84.13
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1681.76
95.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.45
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
69.12
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1045
59.61
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1046
59.66
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.46
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.16
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
11.41
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
21.62
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
7.86
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.79
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
29.48
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.34
73.34
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Tris Speaker and Billy Williams

Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
1.02
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
0.1
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.723
2.723
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0