Sidney Williams vs. Ken Wright — Career Comparison

Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Wright
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Wright 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 4.54 and 1.593 for Ken Wright. 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 Ken Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.31
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.54
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
6.86
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
40.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.33
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.84
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.589
1.589
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
32.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Sidney Williams and Ken Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.32
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.49
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Williams and Ken Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
2260
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
4.03
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-24.88
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
14
280
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA