Frank Williams
Frank Lee Williams
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 13, 1958 in Seattle, WA
High School: Lake Washington (Kirkland, WA)
School: Lewis-Clark State College
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1984
Final Game: September 27, 1989
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 SFG NL 26 P 61 1 106.1 43 4 35 4 2 .907 3.30 0.64 .956 1.88 0.67
1985 SFG NL 27 P 49 0 73.0 20 4 12 4 2 .800 1.97 0.33 .960 1.92 0.68
1986 SFG NL 28 P 36 0 52.1 11 1 10 0 3 1.000 1.89 0.31 .955 1.94 0.66
1987 CIN NL 29 P 85 0 105.2 29 8 19 2 5 .931 2.30 0.32 .955 1.91 0.62
1988 CIN NL 30 P 60 0 62.2 19 2 13 4 1 .789 2.15 0.25 .963 1.97 0.69
1989 DET AL 31 P 42 0 71.2 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.31 .962 1.87 0.66
1989 DET AL 31 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1989 DET AL 31 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
6 Seasons P 333 1 471.2 135 22 99 14 13 .896 2.31 0.36 .958 1.91 0.66
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
6 Seasons TOT 333 1 471.2 135 22 99 14 13 .896 2.31 0.36 .854 1.91 0.66

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 SFG NL 26 61 1 61 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 SFG NL 27 49 0 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SFG NL 28 36 0 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CIN NL 29 85 0 85 85 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CIN NL 30 60 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 DET AL 31 43 0 2 43 42 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
6 Seasons 334 1 293 334 333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1984 SFG NL 26 492 71% 29% 35 97% 1 4 1 2 36 28 3 4 0 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 100%
1985 SFG NL 27 336 72% 27% 18 72% 1 4 0 3 12 10 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1986 SFG NL 28 206 72% 31% 6 100% 0 1 0 1 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 100%
1987 CIN NL 29 469 78% 34% 21 100% 0 8 0 5 19 15 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 4 5 0 3 100%
1988 CIN NL 30 294 73% 33% 15 80% 0 2 0 2 13 8 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 60%
1989 DET AL 31 344 76% 36% 10 90% 0 3 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 2141 74% 32% 105 90% 2 22 1 14 98 74 12 14 2 3 9 4 13 11 12 0 16 81%
MLB Averages 77% 28% 92% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1989 DET AL 31 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 0 0 5 40% 80% 40% 1 0%
1 Season 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 0 0 5 40% 80% 40% 1 0%
MLB Averages 43.9% 2.8% 56% 77% 32% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1989 DET AL 31 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 0 0 3 67% 100% 67% 1 100%
1 Season 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 0 0 3 67% 100% 67% 1 100%
MLB Averages 59.0% 2.7% 56% 77% 32% 59%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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