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Frank Williams

Frank Lee Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 13, 1958 in Seattle, WA
High School: Lake Washington HS (Kirkland, WA)
School: Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1984
Teams (by GP): Giants/Reds/Tigers 1984-1989

Final Game: September 27, 1989
Died: January 9, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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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
1984 26 SFG NL 61 21 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .222 .333 .222 .556 62 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 27 SFG NL 49 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 28 SFG NL 36 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 184 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1987 29 CIN NL 85 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1988 30 CIN NL 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 31 DET AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/79
6 Yrs 333 35 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .172 .250 .172 .422 21 5 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 17 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .172 .250 .172 .422 21 2 0 0 1 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 146 28 23 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .217 .308 .217 .525 52 5 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 145 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 291 35 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .172 .250 .172 .422 21 5 1 0 3 0 0
AL (1 yr) 42 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
1984 26 SFG NL 61 21 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .504 .502 0.2 0.1 3 $ 1
1985 27 SFG NL 49 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1986 28 SFG NL 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $275,000 1
1987 29 CIN NL 85 6 -2 -0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .499 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $300,000 1
1988 30 CIN NL 60 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $442,500 1
1989 31 DET AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $425,000 1/79
6 Seasons 333 35 -3 -0 -0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.2 2 $1,442,500
SFG (3 yrs) 146 28 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.3 1 3 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.1 3 $275,000
CIN (2 yrs) 145 7 -2 -0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $742,500
DET (1 yr) 42 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $425,000

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
1984 26 SFG NL 21 14 2 3.8 91 .364 .222 .260 .333 .324 .222 .378 .556 .702 62 .462 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .167 .000
1985 27 SFG NL 4 4 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .254 .000 .321 .000 .379 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1986 28 SFG NL 3 2 1 13.5 93 1.000 .500 .256 .500 .325 .500 .386 1.000 .710 184 .890 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1987 29 CIN NL 6 7 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .344 .000 .426 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1988 30 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .261 .000 .325 .000 .383 .000 .708 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 35 28 3 2.9 94 .263 .172 .261 .250 .327 .172 .387 .422 .714 21 .327 -3.1 -0.3 .320 .103 .000
162 Game Avg. 17 14 1 2.9 94 .263 .172 .261 .250 .327 .172 .387 .422 .714 21 .327 -3.1 -0.3 .320 .103 .000
SFG (3 yrs) 28 20 3 4.0 91 .333 .217 .259 .308 .324 .217 .379 .525 .703 52 .482 -1.4 -0.1 .444 .130 .000
CIN (2 yrs) 7 8 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .000 .341 .000 .419 .000 .760 -100 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .000 .000 .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
1984 26 SFG NL 21 0.0% 33.3% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.33 2.6 18.0 5.00 52%
1985 27 SFG NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.00 75%
1986 28 SFG NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 33%
1987 29 CIN NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 4.00 67%
1988 30 CIN NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
6 Yrs 35 0.0% 28.6% 8.6% 0.0% 0% 3.33 2.9 29.0 4.33 54%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.7% 8.5% 6.8% 30% 1.72 6.1 40.2 8.4 0.81 1.06 73% 20% 6.8% 29%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1984 26 SFG NL -0.8 -0.1 21 0.2 0.4 -0.2 .84 -0.0 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.97 -0.2 0
1985 27 SFG NL -0.8 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.13 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.07 -0.9 0
1986 28 SFG NL 0.2 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .66 0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 0.79 0.0 0
1987 29 CIN NL -1.5 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.94 -1.2 0
1988 30 CIN NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.27 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.09 -0.3 0
1989 31 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -3.1 -0.3 35 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 .73 -0.3 0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.96 -2.5 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
1984 26 SFG NL 1 0 14% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 27 SFG 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
1986 28 SFG NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 29 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1988 30 CIN 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 1 0 13% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 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
1984 26 SFG NL 21 10% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 17 2 12% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1985 27 SFG NL 4 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1986 28 SFG NL 3 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 29 CIN NL 6 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 30 CIN NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 35 14% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 1 13% 8 1 13% 27 2 7% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 60% 76% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

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
1988 30 CIN NL 1 5 5.00 3 60% 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1 Yr 1 5 5.00 3 60% 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 32% 6% 15% 8% 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
1984 26 61 21 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .222 .333 .222 .556 62 4 0 0 0 0 0
1985 27 110 25 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .190 .292 .190 .482 40 4 0 0 1 0 0
1986 28 146 28 23 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .217 .308 .217 .525 52 5 0 0 2 0 0
1987 29 231 34 28 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .179 .258 .179 .437 25 5 1 0 3 0 0
1988 30 291 35 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .172 .250 .172 .422 21 5 1 0 3 0 0
1989 31 333 35 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .172 .250 .172 .422 21 5 1 0 3 0 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
1984 26 61 19 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 .176 .263 .176 .440 1 61
1985 27 49 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 49
1986 28 36 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 36
1987 29 85 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 85
1988 30 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
5 Yrs 291 34 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 .172 .226 .172 .398 2 291
162 Game Avg. 162 19 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .172 .226 .172 .398 1 291

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