Denny Stark vs. Dale Williams — Career Comparison

Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Williams
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Stark built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.530 compared to 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. By the career numbers, Dale Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Stark and Dale Williams

Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.48
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.53
57.53
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.23
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
10.29
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
13.34
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.31
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
39.8
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
6.83
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
8.13
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.65
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057
35.9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
39.36
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Denny Stark and Dale Williams

Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.48
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.08
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Stark and Dale Williams

Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
541.46
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
519.51
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
19.56
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
21.64
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
95.12
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-0.55
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
22.54
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA