George Williams

George Williams

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 23, 1939 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1961
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Phillies/Colt.45's 1961-1964

Final Game: July 5, 1964
Died: May 14, 2009 in Detroit, MI
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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
1958	18	PHI-min	D-	60	230	230		83	8	2	2						.361	.361	.439	.800		101							JOH · APPY
1959	19	PHI-min	C,D	93	343	343		98	19	1	4						.286	.286	.382	.668		131							BAK,ELM · CALL,NYPL
1960	20	PHI-min	B	136	593	521	104	176	30	11	11	101	20		72	78	.338	.418	.501	.919		261							DMO · IIIL
1961	21	ANA-min	AAA	111	480	446	54	125	22	4	4	39	7		34	81	.280	.331	.374	.706		167							DFW · AA
1961	21	PHI	NL	17	41	36	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	.250	.325	.250	.575	58	9	0	0	1	0	0	4
1962	22	HOU-min	AAA	30	129	114	25	34	8	0	2	15	4		11	18	.298	.357	.421	.778		48		1	0	3	0		OKC · AA
1962	22	HOU	NL	5	8	8	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500	.875	140	4	0	0	0	0	0	/4

1963	23	HOU-min	AAA	158	672	630	95	171	37	12	19	71	10	4	42	116	.271	.317	.459	.776		289							OKC · PCL
1964	24	CHW-STL-min	AAA	68	267	246	39	66	18	1	8	29	4	0	16	54	.268	.311	.447	.758		110		0	3	2			INA,JCK · PCL,IL
1964	24	KCA	AL	37	100	91	10	19	6	0	0	2	0	0	6	12	.209	.265	.275	.540	49	25	2	1	2	0	2	4/576
1965	25	SFG-min	AAA	124	479	450	41	99	20	6	8	44	10	1	18	105	.220	.248	.344	.592		155		1	3	7			TAC · PCL
1966	26	SFG-min	AAA	138	507	467	65	126	22	5	9	53	9	2	27	77	.270	.309	.396	.706		185		2	6	5			PHX · PCL
1967	27	SFG-min	AAA	124	397	366	45	88	15	6	2	51	3	0	19	65	.240	.274	.331	.605		121		1	3	8			PHX · PCL
1968	28	SFG-min	AAA	101	292	275	14	65	11	0	2	27	2	2	13	50	.236	.267	.298	.565		82		0	0	4			PHX · PCL
3 Yrs				59	149	135	15	31	7	0	0	5	0	0	10	17	.230	.288	.281	.569	56	38	2	1	3	0	2
162 Game Avg.				162	409	371	41	85	19	0	0	14	0	0	27	47	.230	.288	.281	.569	56	104	5	3	8	0	5

PHI (1 yr)				17	41	36	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	.250	.325	.250	.575	58	9	0	0	1	0	0
KCA (1 yr)				37	100	91	10	19	6	0	0	2	0	0	6	12	.209	.265	.275	.540	49	25	2	1	2	0	2
HOU (1 yr)				5	8	8	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500	.875	140	4	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				22	49	44	5	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	5	.273	.333	.295	.629	72	13	0	0	1	0	0
AL (1 yr)				37	100	91	10	19	6	0	0	2	0	0	6	12	.209	.265	.275	.540	49	25	2	1	2	0	2

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
1961	21	PHI	NL	17	41	-2	-0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	1	0	0.0	.492	.499	-0.1	0.1	-1	$	4
1962	22	HOU	NL	5	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.519	.501	0.1	0.1	1	$	/4

1964	24	KCA	AL	37	100	-6	1	-0	3	1	-2	-0.3	3	0	0.0	.493	.498	-0.3	0.3	-2	$8,000	4/576
3 Seasons				59	149	-8	0	-0	4	1	-3	-0.4	4	2	0.1	.495	.499	-0.3	0.5	-3	$8,000

PHI (1 yr)				17	41	-2	-0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	1	0	0.0	.492	.499	-0.1	0.1	-1	$
KCA (1 yr)				37	100	-6	1	-0	3	1	-2	-0.3	3	0	0.0	.493	.498	-0.3	0.3	-2	$8,000
HOU (1 yr)				5	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.519	.501	0.1	0.1	1	$

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
1961	21	PHI	NL	41	28	3	2.9	103	.281	.250	.266	.325	.333	.250	.415	.575	.748	58	.290	-2.1	-0.2	.481	.111	.000
1962	22	HOU	NL	8	5	2	10.7	97	.429	.375	.262	.375	.328	.500	.397	.875	.725	140	.827	0.4	0.0	.800	.125	.125

1964	24	KCA	AL	100	76	7	2.5	99	.241	.209	.260	.265	.329	.275	.404	.540	.733	49	.273	-6.3	-0.7	.432	.132	.066
3 Yrs				149	109	12	3.0	100	.263	.230	.262	.288	.330	.281	.407	.569	.737	56	.329	-8.0	-0.8	.462	.126	.052
162 Game Avg.				409	299	33	3.0	100	.263	.230	.262	.288	.330	.281	.407	.569	.737	56	.329	-8.0	-0.8	.462	.126	.052

PHI (1 yr)				41	28	3	2.9	103	.281	.250	.266	.325	.333	.250	.415	.575	.748	58	.291	-2.1	-0.2	.481	.111	.000
KCA (1 yr)				100	76	7	2.5	99	.241	.209	.260	.265	.329	.275	.404	.540	.733	49	.273	-6.3	-0.7	.432	.132	.066
HOU (1 yr)				8	5	2	10.7	97	.429	.375	.262	.375	.328	.500	.397	.875	.725	140	.827	0.4	0.0	.800	.125	.125

NL (2 yrs)				49	33	5	4.0	102	.308	.273	.266	.333	.332	.295	.412	.629	.744	72	.438	-1.6	-0.2	.531	.114	.023
AL (1 yr)				100	76	7	2.5	99	.241	.209	.260	.265	.329	.275	.404	.540	.733	49	.273	-6.3	-0.7	.432	.132	.066

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1961	21	PHI	NL	41	0.0%	9.8%	9.8%	0.0%	0%	1.00	9.0		36.0	0.71	78%
1962	22	HOU	NL	8	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	33%		8.0		4.0	0.33	88%

1964	24	KCA	AL	100	0.0%	12.0%	6.0%	6.0%	32%	2.00	7.6		45.5	0.69	79%
3 Yrs				149	0.0%	11.4%	6.7%	4.7%	23%	1.70	7.9		27.0	0.68	79%
MLB Averages					2.3%	14.7%	8.4%	6.5%	29%	1.76	6.1	38.2	8.6	1.07	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1961	21	PHI	NL	-2.1	-0.2	42	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	1.12	-0.2	0.0	-2.2	-0.2	0.93	-2.6	2.12	1
1962	22	HOU	NL	0.4	0.0	8	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	1.23	-0.1	-0.0	1.6	0.2	1.06	0.5	0.28	2

1964	24	KCA	AL	-6.3	-0.7	101	-0.5	1.4	-1.9	1.05	-0.5	0.0	-5.5	-0.6	0.95	-5.5	0.92	6
3 Yrs				-8.0	-0.8	151	-0.8	2.0	-2.8	1.08	-0.8	0.1	-6.1	-0.6	0.95	-7.7	0.91	9

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1961	21	PHI	NL	0	0	31%	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	43%	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
1962	22	HOU	NL	0	0	33%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1964	24	KCA	AL	2	0	39%	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	71%	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	2
3 Yrs				2	0	36%	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	60%	7	4	3	3	1	2	5	1	4

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
1961	21	PHI	NL	41	34%	9			1	0	0	0	2.12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	11	0	0%	2	1	50%	24	1	4%	0	0		2	1	50%	0
1962	22	HOU	NL	8	63%	3			2	0	0	0	0.28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		7	2	29%	0	0		0	0		0

1964	24	KCA	AL	100	32%	19			6	0	0	0	0.92	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	50%	20	2	10%	14	1	7%	60	2	3%	2	0	0%	5	3	60%	0
3 Yrs				149	34%	31			9	0	0	0	0.91	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	60%	32	2	6%	16	2	13%	91	5	5%	2	0	0%	7	4	57%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			76%			10%			30%			14%			49%			53%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1961	21	17	41	36	4	9	0	1	4	4	.250	.325	.250	.575	58	9	0	0	1	0
1962	22	22	49	44	5	12	1	3	4	5	.273	.333	.295	.629	72	13	0	0	1	0
1963	23	22	49	44	5	12	1	3	4	5	.273	.333	.295	.629	72	13	0	0	1	0
1964	24	59	149	135	15	31	7	5	10	17	.230	.288	.281	.569	56	38	2	1	3	2

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
1961	21	18	43	38	4	10	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	.263	.333	.263	.596	3	17
1962	22	5	9	9	1	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	.444	.444	.556	1.000	2	5

1964	24	37	101	92	11	20	6	0	0	2	0	6	12	.217	.273	.283	.555	7	37
3 Yrs		60	153	139	16	34	7	0	0	6	0	10	17	.245	.300	.295	.595	12	59
162 Game Avg.		162	413	375	43	92	19	0	0	16	0	27	46	.245	.300	.295	.595	32	59

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