Sidney Williams vs. Zeke Wilson — Career Comparison

Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Zeke Wilson
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Zeke Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zeke Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.501 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Zeke Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sidney Williams and Zeke Wilson

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.33
88.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.21
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
10.76
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
39.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
5.78
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3588
36.61
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Sidney Williams and Zeke Wilson

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2700
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
900
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.65
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.47
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.611
2.611
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Williams and Zeke Wilson

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
180.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
547.39
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
118.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
103.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.69
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.87
39.62
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
140.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
150.71
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
71.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
56.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
126.54
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.54
44.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
75.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.95
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100