Sidney Williams vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills 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 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. By the career numbers, Sidney Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sidney Williams and Ted Wills

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
40.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
35.74
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Sidney Williams and Ted Wills

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Williams and Ted Wills

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
538.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
52.66
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4.65
56.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA