Junior Walsh vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Junior Walsh and Sidney Williams

Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
40.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
35.53
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Junior Walsh and Sidney Williams

Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Junior Walsh and Sidney Williams

Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
1443.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
15.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
1.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100