MLB · Career head-to-head

Earl WilliamsvsDon Hurst

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

C · VAL group BAT

Earl Williams

1970–1977 · 8 seasons

Full profile →

1B · VAL group BAT

Don Hurst

1928–1934 · 7 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Earl Williams and Don Hurst: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Earl Williams	Stat	Don Hurst
8	Seasons	7
40.5	Career VAL	43.0
11.5 (1972)	Peak-season VAL	11.8 (1932)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Earl Williams and Don Hurst have
Earl Williams	Stat	Don Hurst
Career
889	Games	905
Batting
756	Hits	976
138	Home runs	115
457	RBI	610
361	Runs	510
2	Stolen bases	41
298

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Earl Williams with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

Ohtani vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Ruth vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Freeman vs GoldschmidtMLB · career head-to-head

Age	Earl Williams	Don Hurst
22	10	6.7
23	11.5	11.5
24	7.2	6.9
25	5.1	6
26	2	11.8
27	3.7	0.1
28	1	0