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Brian Williams
Brian O'Neal Williams
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC
High School: Lewisville (Richburg, SC)
School: University of South Carolina
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
Final Game: July 5, 2000
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 0 1 .000 3.75 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 11 5 5 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 49 92 1.250 8.3 1.5 3.0 3.0 1.00
1992 23 HOU NL 7 6 .538 3.92 16 16 0 0 0 0 96.1 92 44 42 10 42 1 54 0 1 2 413 85 1.391 8.6 0.9 3.9 5.0 1.29 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 4 4 .500 4.83 42 5 12 0 0 3 82.0 76 48 44 7 38 4 56 4 2 9 357 80 1.390 8.3 0.8 4.2 6.1 1.47
1994 25 HOU NL 6 5 .545 5.74 20 13 2 0 0 0 78.1 112 64 50 9 41 4 49 4 1 3 384 69 1.953 12.9 1.0 4.7 5.6 1.20
1995 26 SDP NL 3 10 .231 6.00 44 6 7 0 0 0 72.0 79 54 48 3 38 4 75 8 1 7 337 68 1.625 9.9 0.4 4.8 9.4 1.97
1996 27 DET AL 3 10 .231 6.77 40 17 17 2 1 2 121.0 145 107 91 21 85 2 72 6 0 8 579 75 1.901 10.8 1.6 6.3 5.4 0.85
1997 28 BAL AL 0 0 3.00 13 0 8 0 0 0 24.0 20 8 8 0 18 0 14 0 0 1 110 146 1.583 7.5 0.0 6.8 5.3 0.78
1999 30 HOU NL 2 1 .667 4.41 50 0 15 0 0 0 67.1 69 35 33 4 35 2 53 5 0 7 303 101 1.545 9.2 0.5 4.7 7.1 1.51
2000 31 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 7.23 29 0 6 0 0 1 42.1 51 36 34 6 31 3 20 4 0 4 203 65 1.937 10.8 1.3 6.6 4.3 0.65
2000 31 CHC NL 1 1 .500 9.62 22 0 5 0 0 1 24.1 28 27 26 4 23 2 14 3 0 3 122 47 2.096 10.4 1.5 8.5 5.2 0.61
2000 31 CLE AL 0 0 4.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 18.0 23 9 8 2 8 1 6 1 0 1 81 123 1.722 11.5 1.0 4.0 3.0 0.75
9 Seasons 26 38 .406 5.37 256 59 67 2 1 6 595.1 655 401 355 62 332 20 397 32 5 41 2735 78 1.658 9.9 0.9 5.0 6.0 1.20
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .406 5.37 55 13 14 0 0 1 129 141 87 77 13 72 4 86 7 1 9 590 78 1.658 9.9 0.9 5.0 6.0 1.20
HOU (5 yrs) 19 17 .528 4.66 130 36 29 0 0 3 336.0 360 196 174 32 160 11 216 14 4 21 1506 83 1.548 9.6 0.9 4.3 5.8 1.35
SDP (1 yr) 3 10 .231 6.00 44 6 7 0 0 0 72.0 79 54 48 3 38 4 75 8 1 7 337 68 1.625 9.9 0.4 4.8 9.4 1.97
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 4.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 18.0 23 9 8 2 8 1 6 1 0 1 81 123 1.722 11.5 1.0 4.0 3.0 0.75
CHC (1 yr) 1 1 .500 9.62 22 0 5 0 0 1 24.1 28 27 26 4 23 2 14 3 0 3 122 47 2.096 10.4 1.5 8.5 5.2 0.61
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 13 0 8 0 0 0 24.0 20 8 8 0 18 0 14 0 0 1 110 146 1.583 7.5 0.0 6.8 5.3 0.78
DET (1 yr) 3 10 .231 6.77 40 17 17 2 1 2 121.0 145 107 91 21 85 2 72 6 0 8 579 75 1.901 10.8 1.6 6.3 5.4 0.85
NL (7 yrs) 23 28 .451 5.16 196 42 41 0 0 4 432.1 467 277 248 39 221 17 305 25 5 31 1965 76 1.591 9.7 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.38
AL (3 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.91 60 17 26 2 1 2 163.0 188 124 107 23 111 3 92 7 0 10 770 84 1.834 10.4 1.3 6.1 5.1 0.83

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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 34 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
1997 28 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 30 HOU NL 49 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 TOT MLB 22 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 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
9 Seasons 200 101 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 82 69 4 12 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 21 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 15 1 0 12 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 133 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
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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 199 101 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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 HOU NL 22 P 2 2 12.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.50 .967 1.88 0.60
1992 HOU NL 23 P 16 16 96.1 25 8 15 2 0 .920 2.15 1.44 .956 1.94 0.60 RoY-7
1993 HOU NL 24 P 42 5 82.0 28 7 20 1 0 .964 2.96 0.64 .954 1.84 0.54
1994 HOU NL 25 P 20 13 78.1 21 8 9 4 0 .810 1.95 0.85 .967 1.86 0.54
1995 SDP NL 26 P 44 6 72.0 15 6 9 0 0 1.000 1.88 0.34 .953 1.84 0.51
1996 DET AL 27 P 40 17 121.0 24 6 16 2 3 .917 1.64 0.55 .962 1.77 0.52
1997 BAL AL 28 P 13 0 24.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.23 .967 1.72 0.49
1999 HOU NL 30 P 50 0 67.1 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 2.00 0.30 .947 1.72 0.48
2000 TOT MLB 31 P 29 0 42.1 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.49 0.24 .957 1.68 0.48
2000 CHC NL 31 P 22 0 24.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.11 0.14 .967 1.74 0.48
2000 CLE AL 31 P 7 0 18.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 0.57 .950 1.60 0.46
9 Seasons P 256 59 595.1 141 44 88 9 4 .936 2.00 0.52 .957 1.82 0.51
9 Seasons TOT 256 59 595.1 141 44 88 9 4 .936 2.00 0.52 .894 1.82 0.51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1996 AL--1--6th

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1995 NL--8--10th

                           

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.

December 28, 1994: Traded by the Houston Astros with a player to be named later, Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley and Roberto Petagine to the San Diego Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley. The Houston Astros sent Sean Fesh (minors) (May 1, 1995) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 20, 1996: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

January 21, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 21, 1997: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

January 21, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 28, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

May 30, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

June 5, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 5, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Houston Astros$140,000
1994Houston Astros$195,000
1995San Diego Padres$275,000
1996Detroit Tigers$500,000
1999Houston Astros$375,000
2000Chicago Cubs$600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,085,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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