Elmer Steele vs. Devin Williams — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Elmer Steele built a career as a starting pitcher and Devin Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 2.45 and 1.058 for Devin Williams. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Steele and Devin Williams

Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.94
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.6
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
7.9
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.26
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
14.06
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.06
14.06
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.022
2.022
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
36.61
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.81
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.49
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.02
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
1.045
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
32.73
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
31.81
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Elmer Steele and Devin Williams

Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.95
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.97
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Steele and Devin Williams

Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
184800
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
556.86
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
15.82
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
3.97
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
184.31
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA