Tony Watson vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Watson and Sidney Williams

Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Tony Watson and Sidney Williams

Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Watson and Sidney Williams

Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100