Lou Tost vs. W. Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
W. Williams
UnknownAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Lou Tost built a career as a starting pitcher and W. Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for W. Williams. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Tost and W. Williams

Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.97
58.97
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.21
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
14.29
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.24
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
38.88
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
41.29
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9.53
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
35.4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
38.12
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Lou Tost and W. Williams

Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Tost and W. Williams

Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
417.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
24.39
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
19.64
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
W. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
W. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA