Sidney Williams vs. Matt Wise — Career Comparison

Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Wise
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Wise as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Wise posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. By the career numbers, Matt Wise had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sidney Williams and Matt Wise

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
8.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
6.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349
38.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.66
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
34.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Sidney Williams and Matt Wise

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.88
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Williams and Matt Wise

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
15675
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
39.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
54.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA