Bob Shawkey vs Lefty Williams

Bob ShawkeyLefty Williams

Bob Shawkey and Lefty Williams compared on their MLB careers: Bob Shawkey played 15 seasons, 1913 to 1927, Lefty Williams 7 seasons, 1913 to 1920. Bob Shawkey has 196 wins to Lefty Williams's 82. Bob Shawkey won 3 titles, Lefty Williams won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Shawkey and Lefty Williams career totals
488GP189
196W82
150L48
3.1ERA3.1
2,937IP1,186
1,360K515
1,018BB347
1.3WHIP1.2
28SV5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Shawkey and Lefty Williams postseason
8GP4
0R0
45H14

Where each stands all time

Bob Shawkey and Lefty Williams all-time places
Bob ShawkeyAll-time rankLefty Williams
124th (196)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bob Shawkey: 3 championships; none on file
  • Lefty Williams: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Shawkey and Lefty Williams season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1913652.341913134.97
2nd19141682.731914010.00
3rd191510133.6819161372.89
4th191624142.2119171782.97
5th191713152.441918642.73
6th1918111.13191923112.64
7th191920112.72192022143.91
8th192020132.45————
9th192118124.08————
10th192220122.91————
11th192316113.51————
12th192416114.12————
13th19256144.11————
14th1926873.62————
15th1927232.89————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA