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Brian Williams

Brian O'Neal Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC
High School: Lewisville HS (Richburg, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed July 16, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1991
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Tigers/Cubs/Orioles/... 1991-2000

Final Game: July 5, 2000
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1992 23 HOU NL 20 36 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .133 .129 .167 .296 -15 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 42 13 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1994 25 HOU NL 20 28 23 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .261 .261 .261 .522 40 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1995 26 SDP NL 44 14 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -44 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
1996 27 DET AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 28 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 30 HOU NL 50 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 TOT MLB 29 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 CHC NL 22 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 260 101 85 5 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 26 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 19 1 0 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 63 53 3 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 12 1 0 9 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 134 85 69 4 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 22 .188 .186 .217 .403 12 15 0 0 15 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 44 14 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -44 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 22 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 200 101 85 5 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 26 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 19 1 0 15 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 2 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .466 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1992 23 HOU NL 20 36 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 42 13 -0 -0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $140,000 1
1994 25 HOU NL 20 28 -2 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .510 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $195,000 1
1995 26 SDP NL 44 14 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $275,000 1
1996 27 DET AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $500,000 1
1997 28 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1999 30 HOU NL 50 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $375,000 1
2000 31 CHC NL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $600,000 1
2000 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
9 Seasons 260 101 -11 -0 1 0 13 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.1 5 $2,085,000
HOU (5 yrs) 134 85 -9 -0 1 0 11 2 0.2 2 5 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.0 5 $710,000
SDP (1 yr) 44 14 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $275,000
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $600,000
BAL (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
DET (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $500,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1991 22 HOU NL 5 5 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .249 .000 .316 .000 .374 .000 .690 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1992 23 HOU NL 36 32 1 0.8 88 .222 .133 .253 .129 .318 .167 .373 .296 .691 -15 .051 -4.4 -0.5 .192 .033 .033
1993 24 HOU NL 13 11 1 2.4 99 .333 .200 .265 .200 .329 .300 .404 .500 .733 35 .236 -0.9 -0.1 .375 .100 .100
1994 25 HOU NL 28 22 2 2.4 105 .316 .261 .268 .261 .335 .261 .420 .522 .754 40 .217 -2.0 -0.2 .353 .000 .000
1995 26 SDP NL 14 14 0 0.0 104 .100 .071 .267 .071 .336 .143 .416 .214 .752 -44 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .143 .071 .071
1999 30 HOU NL 3 2 0 0.0 115 .500 .333 .274 .333 .350 .333 .442 .667 .792 71 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
2000 31 TOT MLB 2 1 1 26.7 114 .500 .500 .270 .500 .346 1.000 .440 1.500 .787 271 .950 0.6 0.0 2.000 .500 .500
2000 31 CHC NL 2 1 1 26.7 114 .500 .500 .270 .500 .346 1.000 .440 1.500 .787 271 .950 0.6 0.0 2.000 .500 .500
9 Yrs 101 87 5 1.6 98 .250 .176 .262 .174 .328 .224 .400 .398 .729 9 .121 -10.6 -1.1 .268 .047 .047
162 Game Avg. 63 54 3 1.6 98 .250 .176 .262 .174 .328 .224 .400 .398 .729 9 .121 -10.6 -1.1 .268 .047 .047
HOU (5 yrs) 85 72 4 1.5 96 .271 .188 .261 .186 .326 .217 .396 .403 .722 12 .117 -8.2 -0.8 .268 .029 .029
SDP (1 yr) 14 14 0 0.0 104 .100 .071 .267 .071 .336 .143 .416 .214 .752 -44 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .143 .071 .071
CHC (1 yr) 2 1 1 26.7 114 .500 .500 .270 .500 .346 1.000 .440 1.500 .787 271 .950 0.6 0.0 2.000 .500 .500
NL (7 yrs) 101 87 5 1.5 98 .250 .176 .262 .174 .328 .224 .400 .398 .729 9 .121 -10.6 -1.1 .268 .047 .047

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1991 22 HOU NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.50 1.50 60% 20% 0.0% 50%
1992 23 HOU NL 36 0.0% 36.1% 0.0% 2.8% 25% 2.3 7.5 0.40 1.11 50% 17% 0.0% 20%
1993 24 HOU NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 2.5 0.50 1.00 46% 11% 0.0% 0%
1994 25 HOU NL 28 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.8 7.7 1.25 2.00 68% 13% 0.0% 38%
1995 26 SDP NL 14 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 7.1% 100% 3.5 2.33 3.50 71% 20% 0.0% 0%
1999 30 HOU NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.0 1.00 67% 0% 100%
2000 31 TOT MLB 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100% 2.0 1.00 100% 50% 0.0% 0%
2000 31 CHC NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100% 2.0 1.00 100% 50% 0.0% 0%
9 Yrs 101 0.0% 25.7% 0.0% 4.0% 27% 3.3 9.4 0.90 1.68 59% 16% 0.0% 24%
MLB Averages 2.6% 16.1% 9.0% 7.5% 32% 1.79 5.5 34.4 7.6 0.80 1.08 71% 21% 7.6% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1991 22 HOU NL -0.8 -0.1 5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.57 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 1.14 -1.1 0
1992 23 HOU NL -4.4 -0.5 36 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 1.08 -0.4 0.2 -3.4 -0.4 1.12 -3.6 0
1993 24 HOU NL -0.9 -0.1 13 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .88 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.0 1.00 0.1 0
1994 25 HOU NL -2.0 -0.2 28 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 1.01 -0.3 0.2 -2.3 -0.2 1.06 -3.0 0
1995 26 SDP NL -2.9 -0.3 14 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.00 -0.2 -0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.85 -2.9 0
1996 27 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1997 28 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 30 HOU NL -0.2 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .17 0.0 -0.1 0.9 0.1 0.82 0.2 0
2000 31 TOT MLB 0.6 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 0.1 0.71 0.7 0
2000 31 CHC NL 0.6 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 0.1 0.71 0.7 0
2000 31 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -10.6 -1.1 101 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 1.00 -1.0 0.3 -8.3 -0.9 1.04 -9.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1991 22 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 HOU NL 0 0 50% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 24 HOU NL 1 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1994 25 HOU NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 26 SDP NL 1 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1999 30 HOU NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2 0 33% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1991 22 HOU NL 5 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 HOU NL 36 33% 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 9 0 0% 9 4 44% 32 4 13% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1993 24 HOU NL 13 31% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1994 25 HOU NL 28 54% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 7 0 0% 7 2 29% 24 3 13% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1995 26 SDP NL 14 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1999 30 HOU NL 3 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 TOT MLB 2 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 CHC NL 2 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 101 36% 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 83% 25 1 4% 24 8 33% 81 11 14% 5 2 40% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages 56% 73% 10% 35% 15% 53% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1991 22 HOU NL 5 13 2.60 10 77% 0% 10% 40% 50% 100% 0% 77% 90% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 HOU NL 36 111 3.08 96 86% 5% 40% 31% 24% 95% 0% 82% 58% 78% 0% 0 0 3% 1 1 0% 0 0 8% 0 0 0
1993 24 HOU NL 12 46 3.83 35 76% 9% 26% 40% 23% 89% 0% 67% 69% 67% 0% 0 0 8% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 1 0 1
1994 25 HOU NL 18 47 2.61 38 81% 16% 24% 24% 37% 84% 0% 68% 72% 78% 0% 0 0 6% 1 1 0% 0 0 50% 10 0 0
1995 26 SDP NL 14 38 2.71 31 82% 19% 32% 16% 32% 81% 0% 66% 60% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 30 HOU NL 3 13 4.33 9 69% 11% 33% 33% 22% 89% 0% 62% 63% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2000 31 TOT MLB 2 4 2.00 3 75% 0% 0% 33% 67% 100% 0% 75% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 CHC NL 2 4 2.00 3 75% 0% 0% 33% 67% 100% 0% 75% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 90 272 3.02 222 82% 9% 32% 30% 29% 90% 0% 74% 65% 72% 0% 0 0 3% 3 2 0% 0 0 15% 11 0 1
MLB Averages 3.70 61% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1991 22 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1992 23 22 41 33 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .121 .118 .152 .269 -22 5 0 0 7 1 0
1993 24 64 54 43 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 .140 .136 .186 .322 -9 8 0 0 10 1 0
1994 25 84 82 66 4 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 21 .182 .179 .212 .391 9 14 0 0 15 1 0
1995 26 128 96 80 5 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 25 .163 .160 .200 .360 -1 16 1 0 15 1 0
1996 27 168 96 80 5 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 25 .163 .160 .200 .360 -1 16 1 0 15 1 0
1997 28 181 96 80 5 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 25 .163 .160 .200 .360 -1 16 1 0 15 1 0
1998 29 181 96 80 5 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 25 .163 .160 .200 .360 -1 16 1 0 15 1 0
1999 30 231 99 83 5 14 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 26 .169 .167 .205 .371 2 17 1 0 15 1 0
2000 31 260 101 85 5 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 26 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 19 1 0 15 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1991 22 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1992 23 20 37 31 3 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 13 .161 .156 .194 .350 1 20
1993 24 42 14 11 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 .273 .455 .727 1 42
1994 25 28 41 34 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 .294 .294 .294 .588 3 20
1995 26 50 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 44
1999 30 50 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
2000 31 29 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 1 29
7 Yrs 221 118 100 6 19 4 0 0 12 0 0 28 .190 .188 .230 .418 6 207
162 Game Avg. 162 86 73 4 14 3 0 0 9 0 0 21 .190 .188 .230 .418 4 207

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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