Dave Vineyard vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Vineyard built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.620 compared to 4.17 and 1.593 for Dave Vineyard. By the career numbers, Mitch Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Vineyard and Mitch Williams

Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.76
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.17
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
8.33
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
39.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.13
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
35.33
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Dave Vineyard and Mitch Williams

Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.38
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.368
0.368
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Vineyard and Mitch Williams

Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
19
760
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
18.9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
22.69
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA