Ed Whitson vs. Devin Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Devin Williams
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ed Whitson built a career as a starting pitcher and Devin Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Devin Williams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 201 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 182 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 167 vs 87). Ed Whitson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 84). Role difference aside, Devin Williams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Whitson and Devin Williams

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.94
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.6
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.85
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.8
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.14
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
5.09
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
14.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.06
14.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.022
2.022
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
36.61
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.81
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.02
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
31.81
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Whitson and Devin Williams

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9.31
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.97
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Whitson and Devin Williams

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
184800
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.19
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.27
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.42
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
74.89
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.4
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.58
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-0.63
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.05
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Devin Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Williams
Career
Per 600 PA