Earl Williams
Earl Craig Williams Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 14, 1948 in Newark, NJ
High School: Montclair (Montclair, NJ)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft (August Legion). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1970
Final Game: September 25, 1977
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Standard Batting

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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
1970 21 ATL NL 10 24 19 4 7 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 4 .368 .417 .579 .996 158 11 1 0 0 2 0 /35
1971 22 ATL NL 145 550 497 64 129 14 1 33 87 0 1 42 80 .260 .324 .491 .815 123 244 11 7 0 4 5 253 RoY-1
1972 23 ATL NL 151 637 565 72 146 24 2 28 87 0 0 62 118 .258 .336 .457 .793 116 258 17 6 0 4 6 *253
1973 24 BAL AL 132 536 459 58 109 18 1 22 83 0 2 66 107 .237 .333 .425 .758 114 195 13 3 1 7 8 23/D
1974 25 BAL AL 118 471 413 47 105 16 0 14 52 0 2 40 79 .254 .327 .395 .722 110 163 10 7 6 5 3 23/D
1975 26 ATL NL 111 424 383 42 92 13 0 11 50 0 0 34 63 .240 .305 .360 .665 82 138 16 3 1 3 2 32
1976 27 TOT NL 122 415 374 35 84 13 2 17 55 0 0 33 65 .225 .286 .406 .692 91 152 16 1 2 5 4 32
1976 27 ATL NL 61 208 184 18 39 3 0 9 26 0 0 19 33 .212 .286 .375 .661 83 69 8 1 2 2 2 23
1976 27 MON NL 61 207 190 17 45 10 2 8 29 0 0 14 32 .237 .285 .437 .722 99 83 8 0 0 3 2 32
1977 28 OAK AL 100 374 348 39 84 13 0 13 38 2 0 18 58 .241 .288 .391 .678 86 136 19 5 2 1 3 D23
8 Seasons 889 3431 3058 361 756 115 6 138 457 2 5 298 574 .247 .318 .424 .742 106 1297 103 32 12 31 31
162 Game Avg. 162 625 557 66 138 21 1 25 83 0 1 54 105 .247 .318 .424 .742 106 236 19 6 2 6 6
ATL (5 yrs) 478 1843 1648 200 413 58 3 81 255 0 1 160 298 .251 .321 .437 .758 107 720 53 17 3 15 15
BAL (2 yrs) 250 1007 872 105 214 34 1 36 135 0 4 106 186 .245 .330 .411 .741 112 358 23 10 7 12 11
OAK (1 yr) 100 374 348 39 84 13 0 13 38 2 0 18 58 .241 .288 .391 .678 86 136 19 5 2 1 3
MON (1 yr) 61 207 190 17 45 10 2 8 29 0 0 14 32 .237 .285 .437 .722 99 83 8 0 0 3 2
NL (5 yrs) 539 2050 1838 217 458 68 5 89 284 0 1 174 330 .249 .317 .437 .754 106 803 61 17 3 18 17
AL (3 yrs) 350 1381 1220 144 298 47 1 49 173 2 4 124 244 .244 .319 .405 .723 105 494 42 15 9 13 14

Advanced Batting

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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
1970 21 ATL NL 24 15 5 9.0 108 .412 .368 .274 .417 .348 .579 .418 .996 .766 158 .769 2.2 0.2 1.077 .368 .211
1971 22 ATL NL 550 384 78 5.5 97 .247 .260 .266 .324 .334 .491 .390 .815 .724 123 .632 12.8 1.3 .768 .314 .231 .0
1972 23 ATL NL 637 440 85 5.2 99 .279 .258 .267 .336 .336 .457 .394 .793 .730 116 .613 11.5 1.2 .748 .308 .198 .0
1973 24 BAL AL 536 373 65 4.7 93 .258 .237 .258 .333 .327 .425 .380 .758 .707 114 .534 9.3 0.9 .718 .327 .187 .0
1974 25 BAL AL 471 331 54 4.4 87 .280 .254 .255 .327 .319 .395 .366 .722 .685 110 .528 6.0 0.6 .650 .232 .140 .0
1975 26 ATL NL 424 311 40 3.5 99 .260 .240 .269 .305 .340 .360 .388 .665 .729 82 .401 -10.2 -1.0 .570 .209 .120 .0
1976 27 TOT NL 415 313 41 3.5 96 .226 .225 .269 .286 .336 .406 .383 .692 .719 91 .433 -6.3 -0.7 .608 .270 .182 .0
1976 27 ATL NL 208 157 19 3.3 97 .208 .212 .269 .286 .337 .375 .384 .661 .721 83 .398 -5.1 -0.5 .582 .266 .163 .0
1976 27 MON NL 207 156 22 3.8 96 .242 .237 .268 .285 .336 .437 .382 .722 .718 99 .466 -1.2 -0.1 .634 .274 .200 .0
1977 28 OAK AL 374 286 34 3.2 97 .255 .241 .263 .288 .326 .391 .400 .678 .726 86 .335 -7.8 -0.8 .569 .207 .149 3.5
8 Seasons 3431 2453 402 4.4 95 .260 .247 .264 .318 .331 .424 .386 .742 .718 106 .520 17.6 1.8 .674 .273 .177 3.9
162 Game Avg. 625 447 73 4.4 95 .260 .247 .264 .318 .331 .424 .386 .742 .718 106 .520 3 0 .674 .273 .177 1
ATL (5 yrs) 1843 1307 227 4.7 98 .259 .251 .267 .321 .337 .437 .391 .758 .727 107 .557 11.2 1.2 .695 .283 .186 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 1007 704 119 4.5 90 .269 .245 .257 .330 .323 .411 .373 .741 .697 112 .531 15.4 1.6 .686 .282 .165 .0
OAK (1 yr) 374 286 34 3.2 97 .255 .241 .263 .288 .326 .391 .400 .678 .726 86 .335 -7.8 -0.8 .569 .207 .149 3.5
MON (1 yr) 207 156 22 3.8 96 .242 .237 .268 .285 .336 .437 .382 .722 .718 99 .466 -1.2 -0.1 .634 .274 .200 .0
NL (5 yrs) 2050 1463 249 4.6 98 .257 .249 .268 .317 .336 .437 .390 .754 .726 106 .548 10.0 1.0 .689 .282 .188 .0
AL (3 yrs) 1381 990 153 4.1 92 .265 .244 .258 .319 .324 .405 .381 .723 .705 105 .478 7.6 0.8 .652 .261 .161 3.8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 24 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 5 20 18 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 .278 .350 .556 .906 10 0 0 0 0 0
1974 25 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 7 26 24 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 4 .208 .269 .417 .686 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 7 26 24 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 4 .208 .269 .417 .686 10 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1970 21 ATL NL 24 0.0% 16.7% 12.5% 16.7% 57% 1.33 4.8 3.8 0.00 71%
1971 22 ATL NL 550 6.0% 14.6% 7.6% 8.7% 37% 1.90 6.2 15.1 5.7 0.73 71%
1972 23 ATL NL 637 4.4% 18.5% 9.7% 8.5% 37% 1.90 4.8 20.2 6.5 0.91 66%
1973 24 BAL AL 536 4.1% 20.0% 12.3% 7.7% 38% 1.62 4.3 20.9 5.5 0.76 63%
1974 25 BAL AL 471 3.0% 16.8% 8.5% 6.4% 29% 1.98 5.2 29.5 7.9 0.76 69%
1975 26 ATL NL 424 2.6% 14.9% 8.0% 5.7% 26% 1.85 6.1 34.8 7.7 1.17 74%
1976 27 TOT NL 415 4.1% 15.7% 8.0% 7.7% 38% 1.97 5.8 22.0 6.8 1.03 72%
1976 27 ATL NL 208 4.3% 15.9% 9.1% 5.8% 31% 1.74 5.6 20.4 7.1 1.09 69%
1976 27 MON NL 207 3.9% 15.5% 6.8% 9.7% 44% 2.29 5.9 23.8 6.6 0.98 74%
1977 28 OAK AL 374 3.5% 15.5% 4.8% 7.0% 31% 3.22 6.0 26.8 9.2 1.22 74%
8 Seasons 3431 4.0% 16.7% 8.7% 7.6% 34% 1.93 5.3 22.2 6.7 0.91 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1970 21 ATL NL 0 0 40% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1971 22 ATL NL 7 0 21% 162 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 26% 24 20 4 3 2 1 8 4 4
1972 23 ATL NL 7 0 24% 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 19 25% 37 30 6 7 6 1 20 9 9
1973 24 BAL AL 7 0 23% 195 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 11 31% 35 28 6 6 5 1 20 7 12
1974 25 BAL AL 5 0 24% 174 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 14 22% 31 29 2 3 3 0 17 7 9
1975 26 ATL NL 4 0 26% 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 36% 19 15 4 4 3 1 16 5 9
1976 27 TOT NL 6 0 18% 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 26% 11 10 1 6 4 2 6 2 3
1976 27 ATL NL 3 0 18% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8% 7 7 0 3 3 0 3 2 1
1976 27 MON NL 3 0 18% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 50% 4 3 1 3 1 2 3 0 2
1977 28 OAK AL 4 0 28% 116 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 32% 21 17 4 4 4 0 9 2 7
8 Seasons 40 0 24% 1140 2 5 29% 2 3 0 1 0 1 7 2 28 80 28% 181 152 27 33 27 6 98 36 55
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1970 21 ATL NL 19 32% 7 3 2 0 1 0.58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 17 4 24% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 5
1971 22 ATL NL 528 29% 129 12 3 0 0 1.54 33 1 15 28 3 13 18 0 2 0 0% 109 11 10% 51 7 14% 372 54 15% 29 12 41% 16 5 31% 22
1972 23 ATL NL 626 31% 146 1 0 0 0 2.94 28 0 21 17 10 14 13 0 0 0 145 17 12% 58 10 17% 466 57 12% 33 11 33% 26 6 23% 11
1973 24 BAL AL 536 33% 109 5 0 0 0 1.75 22 1 18 17 5 13 9 0 1 1 100% 106 13 12% 43 15 35% 389 64 16% 31 18 58% 29 9 31% 0
1974 25 BAL AL 471 41% 105 4 0 0 0 2.77 14 0 12 7 7 6 8 0 7 6 86% 103 10 10% 46 12 26% 318 38 12% 37 17 46% 31 7 23% 0
1975 26 ATL NL 421 47% 92 12 1 0 0 2.37 11 0 17 5 6 7 4 0 1 1 100% 80 16 20% 33 10 30% 284 39 14% 21 9 43% 20 4 20% 3
1976 27 TOT NL 415 44% 84 19 5 0 3 2.33 17 0 10 10 7 7 10 0 2 2 100% 86 16 19% 47 15 32% 284 42 15% 27 14 52% 33 8 24% 0
1976 27 ATL NL 208 48% 39 11 3 0 2 2.13 9 0 8 7 2 4 5 0 2 2 100% 46 8 17% 23 8 35% 147 19 13% 14 6 43% 13 4 31% 0
1976 27 MON NL 207 40% 45 8 2 0 1 2.60 8 0 2 3 5 3 5 0 0 0 40 8 20% 24 7 29% 137 23 17% 13 8 62% 20 4 20% 0
1977 28 OAK AL 374 30% 84 6 1 0 0 1.05 13 0 7 10 3 8 5 0 2 2 100% 85 19 22% 40 2 5% 231 28 12% 20 8 40% 24 8 33% 0
8 Seasons 3390 36% 756 62 12 0 4 1.97 138 2 100 94 41 68 67 0 15 12 80% 720 103 14% 320 72 23% 2361 326 14% 201 91 45% 180 47 26% 41
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1970 21 10 24 19 4 7 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 4 .368 .417 .579 .996 158 11 1 0 0 2 0
1971 22 155 574 516 68 136 18 1 33 92 0 1 45 84 .264 .328 .494 .822 124 255 12 7 0 6 5
1972 23 306 1211 1081 140 282 42 3 61 179 0 1 107 202 .261 .332 .475 .807 120 513 29 13 0 10 11
1973 24 438 1747 1540 198 391 60 4 83 262 0 3 173 309 .254 .332 .460 .792 118 708 42 16 1 17 19
1974 25 556 2218 1953 245 496 76 4 97 314 0 5 213 388 .254 .331 .446 .777 117 871 52 23 7 22 22
1975 26 667 2642 2336 287 588 89 4 108 364 0 5 247 451 .252 .327 .432 .759 111 1009 68 26 8 25 24
1976 27 789 3057 2710 322 672 102 6 125 419 0 5 280 516 .248 .321 .428 .750 108 1161 84 27 10 30 28
1977 28 889 3431 3058 361 756 115 6 138 457 2 5 298 574 .247 .318 .424 .742 106 1297 103 32 12 31 31

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 21 10 23 18 3 6 3 0 0 4 0 3 4 .333 .391 .500 .891 4 10
1971 22 145 557 502 68 134 15 1 34 93 0 44 80 .267 .332 .504 .836 83 145
1972 23 158 670 594 78 156 26 2 30 95 0 66 123 .263 .340 .465 .805 93 151
1973 24 132 548 467 65 117 19 1 24 93 0 71 107 .251 .349 .450 .798 73 132
1974 25 118 485 427 56 119 18 0 16 62 0 45 79 .279 .355 .433 .788 64 118
1975 26 111 422 382 43 91 13 0 11 52 0 34 63 .238 .303 .359 .662 41 111
1976 27 122 410 372 37 82 13 2 17 57 0 32 65 .220 .280 .403 .684 42 122
1977 28 100 370 346 41 82 13 0 13 40 2 18 58 .237 .284 .387 .671 36 100
8 Seasons 896 3485 3108 391 787 120 6 145 496 2 313 579 .253 .325 .436 .761 436 889
162 Game Avg. 162 630 562 71 142 22 1 26 90 0 57 105 .253 .325 .436 .761 79 889

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1971-NL-Rookie of the Year

Slugging % s c a p y
1971 NL--.491--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1972 NL--151--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1971 NL--33--5th
1972 NL--28--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1972 NL--118--8th
1973 AL--107--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1971 NL--7--3rd
1972 NL--6--5th
1974 AL--7--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1973 AL--7--2nd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1973 AL--8--9th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1972 NL--17--7th
1977 AL--19--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1971 NL--15.1--4th
1972 NL--20.2--7th
1973 AL--20.9--8th
Career--22.2--179th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 12 (1268), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Rico Petrocelli (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rico Petrocelli (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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