Eli Williams vs. Del Young — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Eli Williams and Del Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Eli Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.557 vs .545) and on-base percentage (.299 vs .264). Del Young had the advantage in slugging (.281 vs .258). By the career numbers, Eli Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eli Williams and Del Young

Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
180.35
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
600
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
600
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
89
550.52
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
554.47
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
124.32
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
117.53
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
100.39
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.09
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.09
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.93
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
45.97
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.21
39.81
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
23
142.27
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
155.84
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
154.09
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
50.78
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.93
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
44.36
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
68.04
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.39
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
55.34
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.88
43.12
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
28.02
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
115
67.12
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
8.94
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.76
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.26
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Eli Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Eli Williams and Del Young

Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.27
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1424
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.45
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.559
Eli Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0