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David Williams

David Aaron Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 12, 1979 in Anchorage, AK
School: Delaware Technical and Community College (Dover, DE)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 2001
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds/Mets 2001-2007

Final Game: September 24, 2007
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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
2001 22 PIT NL 22 37 34 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .118 .118 .176 .294 -26 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
2002 23 PIT NL 10 16 16 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 12 .125 .125 .313 .438 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 25 PIT NL 10 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 26 PIT NL 25 50 42 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 21 .119 .136 .143 .279 -26 6 0 0 6 1 0 1
2006 27 TOT NL 14 24 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .143 .250 .143 .393 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 27 CIN NL 8 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -37 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2006 27 NYM NL 6 11 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .222 .364 .222 .586 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 28 NYM NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 83 137 123 5 15 3 0 1 9 0 0 4 65 .122 .148 .171 .319 -17 21 0 0 9 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 267 240 10 29 6 0 2 18 0 0 8 127 .122 .148 .171 .319 -17 41 0 0 18 2 0
PIT (4 yrs) 67 112 101 4 12 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 55 .119 .126 .178 .304 -22 18 0 0 9 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 8 12 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .200 .333 .200 .533 44 2 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 8 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -37 1 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
2001 22 PIT NL 22 37 -6 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
2002 23 PIT NL 10 16 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $234,000 /1
2004 25 PIT NL 10 9 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2005 26 PIT NL 25 50 -8 0 0 0 7 -1 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $330,000 1
2006 27 CIN NL 8 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $1,400,000 /1
2006 27 NYM NL 6 11 -0 -1 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
2007 28 NYM NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $1,250,000 /1
6 Seasons 83 137 -22 -0 1 0 20 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 2 $3,214,000
PIT (4 yrs) 67 112 -18 0 1 0 16 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 2 $564,000
NYM (2 yrs) 8 12 -1 -1 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $1,250,000
CIN (1 yr) 8 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $1,400,000

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
2001 22 PIT NL 37 33 1 0.8 114 .267 .118 .272 .118 .344 .176 .446 .294 .789 -26 .034 -6.5 -0.6 .200 .059 .059
2002 23 PIT NL 16 14 1 1.9 109 .333 .125 .268 .125 .342 .313 .427 .438 .769 10 .156 -2.3 -0.2 .357 .188 .188 .0
2004 25 PIT NL 9 8 0 0.0 110 .167 .111 .268 .111 .340 .111 .435 .222 .775 -42 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
2005 26 PIT NL 50 44 1 0.6 107 .227 .119 .267 .136 .338 .143 .426 .279 .763 -26 .022 -7.8 -0.8 .189 .048 .024
2006 27 TOT NL 24 18 1 1.5 114 .250 .143 .274 .250 .345 .143 .445 .393 .790 5 .095 -3.1 -0.3 .333 .143 .000
2006 27 CIN NL 13 11 0 0.0 116 .143 .083 .277 .154 .348 .083 .450 .237 .798 -37 .000 -2.6 -0.2 .182 .083 .000
2006 27 NYM NL 11 7 1 3.8 111 .400 .222 .270 .364 .340 .222 .438 .586 .778 58 .372 -0.5 -0.1 .571 .222 .000
2007 28 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 137 118 4 0.9 111 .241 .122 .270 .148 .341 .171 .435 .319 .777 -17 .043 -21.9 -2.1 .231 .081 .049 .0
162 Game Avg. 267 230 8 0.9 111 .241 .122 .270 .148 .341 .171 .435 .319 .777 -17 .043 -21.9 -2.1 .231 .081 .049
PIT (4 yrs) 112 99 3 0.8 110 .239 .119 .269 .126 .341 .178 .434 .304 .774 -22 .036 -18.5 -1.8 .213 .069 .059 .0
NYM (2 yrs) 12 8 1 3.4 111 .400 .200 .270 .333 .340 .200 .438 .533 .778 44 .317 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .200 .000
CIN (1 yr) 13 11 0 0.0 116 .143 .083 .277 .154 .348 .083 .450 .237 .798 -37 .000 -2.6 -0.2 .182 .083 .000

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
2001 22 PIT NL 37 0.0% 51.4% 0.0% 5.4% 50% 1.8 17.0 3.67 6.00 41% 17% 0.0% 0%
2002 23 PIT NL 16 6.3% 75.0% 0.0% 6.3% 50% 1.3 16.0 5.3 0.00 0.00 19% 25% 33.3% 0%
2004 25 PIT NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 1.50 67% 0%
2005 26 PIT NL 50 0.0% 42.0% 2.0% 2.0% 20% 21.00 2.0 10.5 1.50 3.60 44% 14% 0.0% 0%
2006 27 TOT NL 24 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.3 11.00 8.00 50% 8% 0.0% 0%
2006 27 CIN NL 13 0.0% 38.5% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.4 54% 0%
2006 27 NYM NL 11 0.0% 36.4% 18.2% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.3 4.00 2.00 45% 20% 0.0% 0%
2007 28 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
6 Yrs 137 0.7% 47.5% 2.9% 2.9% 27% 16.25 1.9 123.0 13.7 2.53 3.15 42% 13% 6.7% 0%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.8% 8.5% 8.0% 34% 1.98 5.3 32.0 7.6 0.79 1.07 70% 20% 7.9% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2001 22 PIT NL -6.5 -0.6 38 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 1.01 -0.5 0.1 -6.0 -0.6 0.95 -6.1 0
2002 23 PIT NL -2.3 -0.2 16 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 1.24 -0.2 0.1 -1.5 -0.1 1.01 -2.4 0.87 1
2004 25 PIT NL -1.9 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .65 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.78 -1.8 0
2005 26 PIT NL -7.8 -0.8 51 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 .89 -0.6 0.1 -5.1 -0.5 0.93 -6.9 0
2006 27 TOT NL -3.1 -0.3 24 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .68 -0.3 -0.3 -2.4 -0.2 0.79 -3.0 0
2006 27 CIN NL -2.6 -0.2 13 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .71 -0.2 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.71 -2.5 0
2006 27 NYM NL -0.5 -0.1 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .64 -0.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.89 -0.5 0
2007 28 NYM NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .33 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.39 -0.3 0
6 Yrs -21.9 -2.1 139 -1.5 1.1 -2.6 .91 -1.8 0.2 -16.6 -1.6 0.91 -20.6 0.87 1

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
2001 22 PIT NL 1 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 23 PIT NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 25 PIT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 PIT NL 1 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2006 27 TOT NL 0 0 17% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2006 27 CIN NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 NYM NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2007 28 NYM 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
6 Yrs 2 0 22% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14% 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0

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
2001 22 PIT NL 37 89% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 4 0 0% 5 2 40% 28 3 11% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
2002 23 PIT NL 16 81% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.87 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 12 2 17% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2004 25 PIT NL 9 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 PIT NL 50 66% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 11 0 0% 10 6 60% 31 4 13% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
2006 27 TOT NL 24 83% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 27 CIN NL 13 85% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 27 NYM NL 11 82% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 NYM NL 1 100% 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 0 0 0
6 Yrs 137 80% 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.87 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 16 9 56% 18 0 0% 22 8 36% 83 9 11% 5 3 60% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages 54% 69% 11% 33% 15% 52% 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
2001 22 PIT NL 38 124 3.26 99 80% 24% 33% 24% 18% 76% 0% 60% 56% 61% 0% 0 0 8% 3 0 0% 0 0 26% -1 0 0
2002 23 PIT NL 16 67 4.19 52 78% 33% 31% 29% 8% 67% 0% 52% 54% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
2004 25 PIT NL 9 22 2.44 17 77% 24% 18% 24% 35% 76% 0% 59% 77% 78% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 11% 1 0 33% 0 0 0
2005 26 PIT NL 50 190 3.80 136 72% 21% 25% 33% 21% 79% 0% 56% 68% 34% 2% 1 0 2% 1 0 2% 1 0 29% 0 0 0
2006 27 TOT NL 24 116 4.83 75 65% 35% 23% 27% 16% 65% 0% 42% 65% 8% 4% 1 0 17% 4 0 8% 2 1 22% 0 0 0
2006 27 CIN NL 13 59 4.54 39 66% 41% 21% 21% 18% 59% 0% 39% 65% 0% 0% 0 0 8% 1 0 0% 0 0 20% 0 0 0
2006 27 NYM NL 11 57 5.18 36 63% 28% 25% 33% 14% 72% 0% 46% 65% 18% 9% 1 0 27% 3 0 18% 2 1 25% 0 0 0
2007 28 NYM NL 1 5 5.00 3 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 138 524 3.80 382 73% 27% 27% 28% 18% 73% 0% 53% 63% 38% 1% 2 0 7% 9 0 3% 4 1 29% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.74 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 26%

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
2001 22 22 37 34 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .118 .118 .176 .294 -26 6 0 0 3 0 0
2002 23 32 53 50 2 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 31 .120 .120 .220 .340 -15 11 0 0 3 0 0
2003 24 32 53 50 2 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 31 .120 .120 .220 .340 -15 11 0 0 3 0 0
2004 25 42 62 59 2 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 34 .119 .119 .203 .322 -19 12 0 0 3 0 0
2005 26 67 112 101 4 12 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 55 .119 .126 .178 .304 -22 18 0 0 9 1 0
2006 27 81 136 122 5 15 3 0 1 9 0 0 4 64 .123 .150 .172 .322 -17 21 0 0 9 1 0
2007 28 83 137 123 5 15 3 0 1 9 0 0 4 65 .122 .148 .171 .319 -17 21 0 0 9 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
2001 22 22 38 35 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 19 .143 .143 .200 .343 1 22
2002 23 10 17 17 2 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 12 .176 .176 .529 .706 1 10
2004 25 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
2005 26 25 51 43 2 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 21 .140 .156 .163 .318 1 25
2006 27 14 26 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 .182 .308 .182 .490 1 14
2007 28 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
6 Yrs 83 142 127 6 18 3 0 2 13 0 5 65 .142 .173 .213 .386 4 83
162 Game Avg. 162 277 248 12 35 6 0 4 25 0 10 127 .142 .173 .213 .386 8 83

* 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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