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Don Williams

Don Fred Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 14, 1931 in Floyd, VA
School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1958
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Athletics 1958-1962

Final Game: August 23, 1962
Died: October 16, 2011 in Floyd, VA
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Standard Pitching

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
1954 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1958 26 PIT NL 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 17 63 1.750 13.5 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00
1959 27 PIT NL 0 0 6.75 6 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 17 9 9 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 53 59 1.667 12.8 0.8 2.3 2.3 1.00
1962 30 KCA AL 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19 51 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
3 Yrs 0 0 7.20 11 0 5 0 0 0 20.0 29 16 16 2 4 1 7 1 0 3 89 58 1.650 13.1 0.9 1.8 3.2 1.75
162 Game Avg. 0 0 7.20 68 0 31 0 0 0 124 179 99 99 12 25 6 43 6 0 19 550 58 1.650 13.1 0.9 1.8 3.2 1.75
PIT (2 yrs) 0 0 6.75 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 12 12 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 70 60 1.688 12.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.50
KCA (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19 51 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
NL (2 yrs) 0 0 6.75 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 12 12 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 70 60 1.688 12.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.50
AL (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19 51 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 2.3

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1958 26 PIT NL 4.0 2 0 3 6.75 4.23 0.35 0.00 96.0 3.72 -1 -0.1 .6 0.0 -0.1 -1 .433 .499 $
1959 27 PIT NL 12.0 6 0 9 6.75 4.39 0.03 0.00 101.5 4.43 -3 -0.3 1.5 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .447 .498 $
1962 30 KCA AL 4.0 3 0 4 9.00 4.72 0.01 -0.19 112.0 5.06 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -1 .443 .499 $
3 Seasons 20.0 11 0 16 7.20 4.42 0.09 -0.04 102.5 4.41 -6 -0.6 .9 0.0 -0.5 -4 .443 .499 $
PIT (2 yrs) 16.0 8 0 12 6.75 4.35 0.11 0.00 100.2 4.25 -5 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .443 .499 $
KCA (1 yr) 4.0 3 0 4 9.00 4.72 0.01 -0.19 112.0 5.06 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -1 .443 .499 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1958 26 PIT NL 2 17 16 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 .412 .625 1.037 .417 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 27 PIT NL 6 53 47 9 17 4 4 1 2 0 3 3 .362 .377 .681 1.058 .348 32 1 0 0 3 1 1
1962 30 KCA AL 3 19 17 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .389 .471 .859 .375 8 0 1 1 0 0 0
3 Yrs 11 89 80 16 29 7 4 2 2 0 4 7 .363 .386 .625 1.011 .365 50 2 1 1 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 68 550 495 99 179 43 25 12 12 0 25 43 .363 .386 .625 1.011 .365 309 12 6 6 19 6 6
MLB Averages .257 .326 .393 .719 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1958 26 PIT NL -1.0 -0.1 18 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 .49 -0.1 0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.49 -1.2 0 1 1
1959 27 PIT NL -3.2 -0.3 55 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 .45 -0.5 -0.1 -4.6 -0.5 0.45 -5.5 2 1 3
1962 30 KCA AL -1.6 -0.2 20 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .00 -0.2 -0.3 -1.9 -0.2 0.00 -1.1 0 0 0
3 Yrs -5.8 -0.6 93 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 .36 -0.8 -0.1 -7.3 -0.7 0.36 -7.8 2 2 4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 26 PIT NL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 .491 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1959 27 PIT NL 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 3 38% 5 .448 2 1 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 2 3 1 6.0
1962 30 KCA AL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .004 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 4.0
3 Yrs 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 3 33% .361 2 2 4 1 1 9 5 6 5 2 5 1 5.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1958 26 PIT NL 17 47% 5.9% 17.7% 5.9% 11.8% 33% 0.60 71% 4 1 25%
1959 27 PIT NL 53 58% 1.9% 5.7% 5.7% 17.0% 53% 0.52 87% 6 1 17%
1962 30 KCA AL 19 68% 0.0% 5.3% 0.0% 10.5% 33% 1.75 84% 3 0 0%
3 Yrs 89 58% 2.3% 7.9% 4.5% 14.6% 45% 0.70 83% 13 2 15%
MLB Averages 50% 2.4% 13.6% 8.8% 6.7% 29% 1.03 74% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1958 26 PIT NL 17 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 50% 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1959 27 PIT NL 53 17 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 0 80% 1 1 0 16 2 0 100% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
1962 30 KCA AL 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 100% 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Yrs 89 29 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 9 7 0 78% 1 3 0 31 2 0 100% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
MLB Averages 52% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1958 26 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 17 63 1.750 13.5 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00 63
1959 27 0 0 6.75 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 12 12 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 70 60 1.688 12.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.50 60
1960 28 0 0 6.75 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 12 12 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 70 60 1.688 12.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.50 60
1961 29 0 0 6.75 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 12 12 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 70 60 1.688 12.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.50 60
1962 30 0 0 7.20 11 0 5 0 0 0 20.0 29 16 16 2 4 1 7 1 0 3 89 58 1.650 13.1 0.9 1.8 3.2 1.75 58

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1958 26 0 0 6.75 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 3 0 1.750 13.5 2.3 6.8 3.00 2.3 2
1959 27 0 1 .000 7.36 11.0 18 10 9 1 3 3 0 1.909 14.7 2.5 2.5 1.00 0.8 6
1962 30 0 0 6.00 6.0 0 4 4 0 0 2 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 3
3 Yrs 0 1 .000 6.86 21.0 24 17 16 2 4 8 1 1.333 10.3 3.4 2.00 0.9 11

* 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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