Jordan Walden vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Jordan Walden
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Walden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jordan Walden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.270 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Jordan Walden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jordan Walden and Sidney Williams

Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.89
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
10.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.78
10.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
37.7
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
33.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jordan Walden and Sidney Williams

Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jordan Walden and Sidney Williams

Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100