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Lefty Williams

Claude Preston Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 9, 1893 in Aurora, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1913
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Tigers 1913-1920

Final Game: September 25, 1920
Died: November 4, 1959 in Laguna Beach, CA
Buried: Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, CA
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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
1913 20 DET AL 5 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 1 0 0 /1
1914 21 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1916 23 CHW AL 43 82 74 5 10 2 1 0 4 0 0 7 30 .135 .220 .189 .409 22 14 1 0 1
1917 24 CHW AL 45 81 67 5 6 0 1 0 2 0 8 19 .090 .187 .119 .306 -7 8 0 6 1
1918 25 CHW AL 15 43 38 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 .132 .154 .132 .285 -14 5 0 3 1
1919 26 CHW AL 41 115 94 10 17 2 2 0 10 0 9 28 .181 .252 .245 .497 39 23 0 12 1
1920 27 CHW AL 39 116 101 5 22 2 1 0 11 0 0 7 16 .218 .269 .257 .526 40 26 0 8 1
7 Yrs 190 448 384 30 61 6 5 0 29 0 0 33 112 .159 .227 .201 .428 22 77 1 29
162 Game Avg. 162 382 327 26 52 5 4 0 25 0 28 95 .159 .227 .201 .428 22 66 1 25
CHW (5 yrs) 183 437 374 29 60 6 5 0 29 0 0 32 107 .160 .229 .203 .432 23 76 1 29
DET (2 yrs) 7 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 1 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
1913 20 DET AL 5 11 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .486 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1914 21 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1916 23 CHW AL 43 82 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
1917 24 CHW AL 45 81 -9 0 0 0 6 -3 -0.4 3 -0 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.4 0.0 -0 $ 1
1918 25 CHW AL 15 43 -6 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -1 -0.3 .478 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $3,000 1
1919 26 CHW AL 41 115 -9 0 0 0 8 0 0.0 4 4 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 4 $ 1
1920 27 CHW AL 39 116 -9 0 0 0 9 -0 -0.0 4 4 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 4 $6,000 1
7 Seasons 190 448 -41 1 0 0 33 -7 -0.9 15 8 -0.9 .495 .499 -0.9 0.0 8 $9,000
CHW (5 yrs) 183 437 -40 1 0 0 32 -7 -0.8 15 8 -0.8 .496 .499 -0.8 0.0 8 $9,000
DET (2 yrs) 7 11 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .490 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $

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
1913 20 DET AL 11 9 0 0.0 86 .200 .100 .263 .182 .335 .100 .346 .282 .681 -17 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
1916 23 CHW AL 82 64 3 1.3 83 .227 .135 .258 .220 .332 .189 .337 .409 .669 22 .133 -7.2 -0.8 .344 .149 .054
1917 24 CHW AL 81 67 1 0.4 81 .125 .090 .257 .187 .329 .119 .333 .306 .661 -7 .020 -8.8 -1.0 .262 .149 .030
1918 25 CHW AL 43 36 1 0.8 83 .208 .132 .262 .154 .333 .132 .334 .285 .667 -14 .058 -5.4 -0.6 .182 .026 .000
1919 26 CHW AL 115 89 6 1.8 96 .258 .181 .278 .252 .344 .245 .373 .497 .717 39 .185 -8.0 -0.8 .416 .160 .064
1920 27 CHW AL 116 87 7 2.2 106 .259 .218 .291 .269 .356 .257 .400 .526 .756 40 .201 -9.0 -0.9 .418 .109 .040
7 Yrs 448 352 18 1.4 92 .224 .159 .272 .227 .341 .201 .361 .428 .702 22 .129 -40.0 -4.4 .344 .128 .042
162 Game Avg. 382 300 15 1.4 92 .224 .159 .272 .227 .341 .201 .361 .428 .702 22 .129 -40.0 -4.4 .344 .128 .042
CHW (5 yrs) 437 343 18 1.4 92 .225 .160 .272 .229 .341 .203 .362 .432 .703 23 .134 -38.5 -4.2 .347 .128 .043
DET (2 yrs) 11 9 0 0.0 86 .200 .100 .263 .182 .335 .100 .346 .282 .681 -17 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .222 .100 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1917 24 CHW AL WS NYG W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 26 CHW AL WS CIN L 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1918 25 CHW AL 43 0.0% 32.6% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.7 19.0 56%
1919 26 CHW AL 115 0.0% 24.4% 7.8% 3.5% 24% 3.11 3.4 9.4 57%
1920 27 CHW AL 116 0.0% 13.8% 6.0% 2.6% 14% 2.29 6.3 9.2 73%
7 Yrs 274 0.0% 40.9% 12.0% 4.0% 18% 3.39 3.4 13.2 99%
MLB Averages 1.5% 30.0% 24.4% 16.1% 22% 1.23 9.4 186.1 10.1 249%

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
1913 20 5 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 1 0 0
1914 21 7 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 1 0 0
1915 22 7 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 1 0 0
1916 23 50 93 84 6 11 2 1 0 4 0 0 8 35 .131 .215 .179 .394 18 15 1 0
1917 24 95 174 151 11 17 2 2 0 6 0 0 16 54 .113 .202 .152 .355 7 23 1 6
1918 25 110 217 189 15 22 2 2 0 8 0 0 17 68 .116 .193 .148 .341 3 28 1 9
1919 26 151 332 283 25 39 4 4 0 18 0 0 26 96 .138 .213 .180 .393 15 51 1 21
1920 27 190 448 384 30 61 6 5 0 29 0 0 33 112 .159 .227 .201 .428 22 77 1 29

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
1913 20 5 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 5
1916 23 45 86 77 5 11 2 1 0 4 0 8 31 .143 .233 .195 .427 3 43
1917 24 47 85 70 7 7 0 1 0 3 0 9 20 .100 .203 .129 .331 2 45
1918 25 19 54 49 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 18 .143 .160 .143 .303 1 15
1919 26 47 134 109 12 20 2 2 0 12 0 11 32 .183 .258 .239 .497 7 41
1920 27 41 119 104 5 21 2 1 0 10 0 7 17 .202 .252 .240 .493 6 39
6 Yrs 204 490 420 36 66 6 5 0 32 0 37 123 .157 .227 .195 .422 19 188
162 Game Avg. 162 389 334 29 52 5 4 0 25 0 29 98 .157 .227 .195 .422 15 188

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