Sidney Williams vs. Ricky Wright — Career Comparison

Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ricky Wright
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky 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 4.3 and 1.656 for Ricky 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 Ricky Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.3
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
8.94
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.28
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.26
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
40.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
33.75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Sidney Williams and Ricky Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.58
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.19
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Williams and Ricky Wright

Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4275
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.12
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA