Paul Waner vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Paul Waner holds a real edge over Ken Williams in this comparison. Paul Waner led in contact rate (K%+ 236 vs 144), batting average (AVG+ 126 vs 114), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 115). Ken Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 443 vs 102). The edge belongs to Paul Waner.

Hitting Stats for Paul Waner and Ken Williams

Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2549
142.11
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10762
600
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9459
527.36
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4862
519.44
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3152
175.73
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1552
165.81
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
125.05
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
994
106.2
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
33.73
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
285
30.45
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
10.65
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
77
8.23
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.3
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
20.94
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
50.68
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
59.62
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1838.28
102.49
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003.31
107.19
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4478
249.66
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2579
275.53
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4281
238.67
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
229.27
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.878
0.878
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.888
0.888
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1627
90.71
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
91.88
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
72.98
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2823
157.39
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1577
168.48
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1940.95
108.21
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040.42
111.16
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.12
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.99
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
60.83
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
566
60.47
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
20.96
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
30.66
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.62
28.62
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19.57
19.57
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
9.7
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
127
7.08
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
16.45
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.78
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Paul Waner and Ken Williams

Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5513
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3260
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.57
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.449
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0