Ken Williams
Kenneth Roy Williams
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 28, 1890 in Grants Pass, OR
High School: Fort Pleasant (San Jose, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 14, 1915
Final Game: August 10, 1929
Died: January 22, 1959 in Grants Pass, OR
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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
1915 25 CIN NL 71 243 219 22 53 10 4 0 16 4 3 15 20 .242 .297 .324 .621 86 71 2 7 O
1916 26 CIN NL 10 29 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 .111 .172 .111 .284 -11 3 0 0 O
1918 28 SLB AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 0 0 0
1919 29 SLB AL 65 266 227 32 68 10 5 6 35 7 26 25 .300 .376 .467 .843 134 106 2 11 O
1920 30 SLB AL 141 592 521 90 160 34 13 10 72 18 8 41 26 .307 .362 .480 .842 119 250 4 26 *O
1921 31 SLB AL 146 646 547 115 190 31 7 24 117 20 17 74 42 .347 .429 .561 .990 145 307 4 21 *O
1922 32 SLB AL 153 678 585 128 194 34 11 39 155 37 20 74 31 .332 .413 .627 1.040 164 367 7 12 *O
1923 33 SLB AL 147 646 555 106 198 37 12 29 91 18 17 79 32 .357 .439 .623 1.062 172 346 2 10 *O MVP-15
1924 34 SLB AL 114 479 398 78 129 21 4 18 84 20 11 69 17 .324 .425 .533 .958 140 212 1 11 *O MVP-22
1925 35 SLB AL 102 462 411 83 136 31 5 25 105 10 5 37 14 .331 .390 .613 1.003 146 252 3 11 O
1926 36 SLB AL 108 401 347 55 97 15 7 17 74 5 4 39 23 .280 .354 .510 .864 119 177 1 14 O/4
1927 37 SLB AL 131 496 423 70 136 23 6 17 74 9 7 57 30 .322 .403 .525 .928 136 222 1 15 *O
1928 38 BOS AL 133 515 462 59 140 25 1 8 67 4 9 37 15 .303 .356 .413 .769 105 191 1 15 *O
1929 39 BOS AL 74 161 139 21 48 14 2 3 21 1 5 15 7 .345 .409 .540 .949 145 75 0 7 O/3
14 Seasons 1397 5616 4862 860 1552 285 77 196 913 154 106 566 287 .319 .393 .530 .924 138 2579 28 160
162 Game Avg. 162 651 564 100 180 33 9 23 106 18 66 33 .319 .393 .530 .924 138 299 3 19
SLB (10 yrs) 1109 4668 4015 757 1308 236 70 185 808 144 89 497 240 .326 .403 .558 .961 144 2239 25 131
BOS (2 yrs) 207 676 601 80 188 39 3 11 88 5 14 52 22 .313 .369 .443 .811 114 266 1 22
CIN (2 yrs) 81 272 246 23 56 10 4 0 17 5 3 17 25 .228 .283 .301 .584 76 74 2 7
AL (12 yrs) 1316 5344 4616 837 1496 275 73 196 896 149 103 549 262 .324 .399 .543 .942 140 2505 26 153
NL (2 yrs) 81 272 246 23 56 10 4 0 17 5 3 17 25 .228 .283 .301 .584 76 74 2 7

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
1915 25 CIN NL 243 176 20 3.0 82 .266 .242 .258 .297 .321 .324 .345 .621 .667 86 .467 -3.9 -0.5 .527 .155 .082 .0
1916 26 CIN NL 29 24 1 1.1 77 .136 .111 .252 .172 .310 .111 .336 .284 .646 -11 .123 -3.5 -0.4 .250 .111 .000 .0
1918 28 SLB AL 2 1 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .257 .500 .328 .000 .328 .500 .656 53 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1919 29 SLB AL 266 170 39 6.2 97 .316 .300 .279 .376 .345 .467 .375 .843 .719 134 .682 10.0 1.0 .887 .313 .167 6.5
1920 30 SLB AL 592 395 89 6.0 109 .309 .307 .295 .362 .360 .480 .405 .842 .765 119 .624 12.3 1.2 .827 .271 .173 12.9
1921 31 SLB AL 646 395 126 8.6 119 .345 .347 .307 .429 .374 .561 .431 .990 .805 145 .721 38.5 3.6 1.037 .355 .214 21.8
1922 32 SLB AL 678 423 146 9.3 113 .301 .332 .298 .413 .364 .627 .418 1.040 .782 164 .772 53.5 5.1 1.131 .451 .296 38.0
1923 33 SLB AL 646 384 146 10.2 112 .342 .357 .296 .439 .367 .623 .409 1.062 .776 172 .805 58.3 5.6 1.144 .411 .267 22.2
1924 34 SLB AL 479 291 89 8.1 117 .306 .324 .306 .425 .376 .533 .419 .958 .795 140 .719 25.3 2.4 1.039 .405 .209 18.9
1925 35 SLB AL 462 291 97 8.9 120 .298 .331 .306 .390 .377 .613 .429 1.003 .806 146 .734 26.4 2.4 1.061 .384 .282 14.3
1926 36 SLB AL 401 268 61 6.1 114 .261 .280 .296 .354 .369 .510 .415 .864 .784 119 .616 7.0 0.7 .858 .346 .231 7.7
1927 37 SLB AL 496 309 88 7.6 113 .316 .322 .297 .403 .365 .525 .417 .928 .782 136 .694 22.8 2.2 .959 .343 .203 11.8
1928 38 BOS AL 515 346 65 5.0 105 .301 .303 .284 .356 .348 .413 .403 .769 .751 105 .525 3.9 0.4 .677 .180 .110 5.3
1929 39 BOS AL 161 103 28 7.3 110 .349 .345 .288 .409 .354 .540 .416 .949 .770 145 .668 9.8 0.9 .896 .273 .194 1.5
14 Seasons 5616 3576 995 7.4 111 .310 .319 .295 .393 .363 .530 .411 .924 .773 138 .698 260.6 24.6 .943 .338 .211 172.5
162 Game Avg. 651 415 115 7.4 111 .310 .319 .295 .393 .363 .530 .411 .924 .773 138 .698 30 3 .943 .338 .211 20
SLB (10 yrs) 4668 2927 881 8.1 113 .313 .326 .299 .403 .367 .558 .415 .961 .782 144 .722 254.3 24.2 1.007 .369 .232 161.9
BOS (2 yrs) 676 449 93 5.5 106 .312 .313 .285 .369 .350 .443 .406 .811 .755 114 .565 13.7 1.3 .726 .201 .130 6.9
CIN (2 yrs) 272 200 21 2.8 82 .253 .228 .257 .283 .320 .301 .344 .584 .664 76 .431 -7.4 -0.9 .492 .150 .073 .0
AL (12 yrs) 5344 3376 974 7.7 112 .313 .324 .297 .399 .365 .543 .414 .942 .779 140 .706 268.0 25.5 .970 .347 .219 169.3
NL (2 yrs) 272 200 21 2.8 82 .253 .228 .257 .283 .320 .301 .344 .584 .664 76 .431 -7.4 -0.9 .492 .150 .073 .0

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
1915 25 71 243 219 22 53 10 4 0 16 4 3 15 20 .242 .297 .324 .621 86 71 2 7
1916 26 81 272 246 23 56 10 4 0 17 5 3 17 25 .228 .283 .301 .584 76 74 2 7
1917 27 81 272 246 23 56 10 4 0 17 5 3 17 25 .228 .283 .301 .584 76 74 2 7
1918 28 83 274 247 23 56 10 4 0 18 5 3 18 25 .227 .285 .300 .584 76 74 2 7
1919 29 148 540 474 55 124 20 9 6 53 12 3 44 50 .262 .330 .380 .709 105 180 4 18
1920 30 289 1132 995 145 284 54 22 16 125 30 11 85 76 .285 .347 .432 .779 113 430 8 44
1921 31 435 1778 1542 260 474 85 29 40 242 50 28 159 118 .307 .377 .478 .854 125 737 12 65
1922 32 588 2456 2127 388 668 119 40 79 397 87 48 233 149 .314 .387 .519 .906 136 1104 19 77
1923 33 735 3102 2682 494 866 156 52 108 488 105 65 312 181 .323 .398 .541 .938 144 1450 21 87
1924 34 849 3581 3080 572 995 177 56 126 572 125 76 381 198 .323 .401 .540 .941 143 1662 22 98
1925 35 951 4043 3491 655 1131 208 61 151 677 135 81 418 212 .324 .400 .548 .948 144 1914 25 109
1926 36 1059 4444 3838 710 1228 223 68 168 751 140 85 457 235 .320 .396 .545 .941 141 2091 26 123
1927 37 1190 4940 4261 780 1364 246 74 185 825 149 92 514 265 .320 .397 .543 .940 141 2313 27 138
1928 38 1323 5455 4723 839 1504 271 75 193 892 153 101 551 280 .318 .393 .530 .923 137 2504 28 153
1929 39 1397 5616 4862 860 1552 285 77 196 913 154 106 566 287 .319 .393 .530 .924 138 2579 28 160

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
1915 25 74 251 232 27 60 11 5 0 20 5 17 21 .259 .315 .349 .664 25 71
1916 26 10 32 29 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 .138 .219 .138 .357 1 10
1918 28 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 2
1919 29 75 299 266 39 82 12 6 7 43 8 31 29 .308 .385 .477 .862 49 65
1920 30 148 584 539 86 159 34 13 10 69 18 41 27 .295 .349 .462 .811 85 141
1921 31 154 619 548 99 172 28 6 22 100 18 67 44 .314 .393 .507 .900 108 146
1922 32 160 674 596 120 187 33 11 38 146 36 71 32 .314 .393 .597 .990 137 153
1923 33 155 641 564 99 188 35 11 28 85 17 75 34 .333 .413 .583 .997 136 147
1924 34 120 470 404 69 121 20 4 17 74 19 65 18 .300 .398 .495 .893 79 114
1925 35 107 451 414 71 125 28 5 23 89 9 34 15 .302 .359 .560 .920 82 102
1926 36 114 397 358 52 95 15 7 17 70 5 38 24 .265 .338 .489 .826 58 108
1927 37 137 485 430 64 130 22 6 16 68 9 54 31 .302 .381 .493 .874 80 131
1928 38 140 518 480 60 141 25 1 8 68 4 37 16 .294 .346 .400 .746 66 133
1929 39 78 156 142 20 46 13 2 3 20 1 14 7 .324 .385 .507 .892 28 74
14 Seasons 1475 5579 5003 808 1510 276 77 189 855 150 548 303 .302 .374 .501 .875 934 1397
162 Game Avg. 162 613 549 89 166 30 8 21 94 16 60 33 .302 .374 .501 .875 103 1397

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1923-AL-15-6%
1924-AL-22-2%
0.08 Career Shares (949th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1921 AL--.347--8th
1922 AL--.332--6th
1923 AL--.357--5th
Career--.319--56th

On-Base% s c a p y
1921 AL--.429--5th
1922 AL--.413--8th
1923 AL--.439--6th
1924 AL--.425--7th
1927 AL--.403--10th
Career--.393--82nd

Slugging % s c a p y
1920 AL--.480--10th
1921 AL--.561--4th
1922 AL--.627--2nd
1923 AL--.623--3rd
1924 AL--.533--3rd
1925 AL--.613--1st
1926 AL--.510--8th
1927 AL--.525--5th
Career--.530--48th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1921 AL--.990--4th
1922 AL--1.040--4th
1923 AL--1.062--4th
1924 AL--.958--3rd
1925 AL--1.003--6th
1927 AL--.928--6th
Career--.924--45th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1922 AL--678--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1921 AL--115--6th
1922 AL--128--3rd
1923 AL--106--8th

Hits s c a p y
1921 AL--190--9th
1922 AL--194--5th
1923 AL--198--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
1921 AL--307--7th
1922 AL--367--1st
1923 AL--346--3rd

Doubles s c a p y
1922 AL--34--8th
1923 AL--37--8th

Triples s c a p y
1920 AL--13--9th
1922 AL--11--10th
1923 AL--12--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1921 AL--24--2nd
1922 AL--39--1st
1923 AL--29--2nd
1924 AL--18--4th
1925 AL--25--2nd
1926 AL--17--4th
1927 AL--17--4th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1921 AL--117--6th
1922 AL--155--1st
1923 AL--91--9th
1925 AL--105--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1921 AL--74--7th
1922 AL--74--5th
1923 AL--79--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1920 AL--18--8th
1921 AL--20--7th
1922 AL--37--2nd
1923 AL--18--5th
1924 AL--20--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1921 AL--145--5th
1922 AL--164--6th
1923 AL--172--4th
1924 AL--140--5th
1925 AL--146--8th
1927 AL--136--7th
Career--138--87th

Runs Created s c a p y
1921 AL--126--5th
1922 AL--146--2nd
1923 AL--146--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1921 AL--39--5th
1922 AL--54--4th
1923 AL--58--4th
1924 AL--25--8th
1925 AL--26--9th
1927 AL--23--10th
Career--261--158th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1921 AL--3.6--5th
1922 AL--5.1--4th
1923 AL--5.6--4th
1924 AL--2.4--8th
1925 AL--2.4--9th
1927 AL--2.2--10th
Career--24.6--181st

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1920 AL--57--9th
1921 AL--62--8th
1922 AL--84--1st
1923 AL--78--3rd
1925 AL--61--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1921 AL--268--7th
1922 AL--275--2nd
1923 AL--279--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1921 AL--.721--6th
1922 AL--.772--6th
1923 AL--.805--4th
1924 AL--.719--5th
1925 AL--.735--7th
1927 AL--.694--8th
Career--.698--77th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1922 AL--7--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career--160--144th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1921 AL--17--2nd
1922 AL--20--1st
1923 AL--17--4th
1928 AL--9--8th
Career--106--92nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1920 AL--12.9--4th
1921 AL--21.8--2nd
1922 AL--38.0--1st
1923 AL--22.2--2nd
1924 AL--18.9--1st
1925 AL--14.3--3rd
1927 AL--11.8--8th
Career--172.5--119th

AB per SO s c a p y
1925 AL--29.4--9th
1928 AL--30.8--6th
Career--16.9--176th

AB per HR s c a p y
1920 AL--52.1--10th
1921 AL--22.8--2nd
1922 AL--15.0--2nd
1923 AL--19.1--2nd
1924 AL--22.1--3rd
1925 AL--16.4--1st
1926 AL--20.4--2nd
1927 AL--24.9--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1928 AL--born 1890-06-28--9th
1929 AL--born 1890-06-28--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 11 (210), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 121 (158), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (280), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 39 (165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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