Leon Williams vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Williams and Sidney Williams

Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
37.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Leon Williams and Sidney Williams

Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Williams and Sidney Williams

Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100