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Rick Williams
Richard Allen Williams
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 9, 1952 in Merced, CA
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1978
Final Game: September 26, 1979
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 25 HOU NL 1 2 .333 4.67 17 1 5 0 0 0 34.2 43 19 18 2 10 2 17 0 1 0 159 70 1.529 11.2 0.5 2.6 4.4 1.70
1979 26 HOU NL 4 7 .364 3.26 31 16 3 2 2 0 121.1 122 45 44 6 30 1 37 2 1 0 508 108 1.253 9.0 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.23
2 Seasons 5 9 .357 3.58 48 17 8 2 2 0 156.0 165 64 62 8 40 3 54 2 2 0 667 97 1.314 9.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 1.35
162 Game Avg. 5 9 .357 3.58 50 18 8 2 2 0 163 173 67 65 8 42 3 56 2 2 0 698 97 1.314 9.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 1.35

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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
1978 25 HOU NL 17 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 26 HOU NL 31 36 31 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 .258 .324 .290 .614 74 9 0 0 2 0 0 1
2 Seasons 48 41 36 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 .222 .282 .250 .532 51 9 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 138 122 7 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 68 .222 .282 .250 .532 51 30 0 0 7 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 HOU NL 25 P 17 1 34.2 9 1 7 1 0 .889 2.08 0.47 .956 1.92 0.72
1979 HOU NL 26 P 31 16 121.1 27 3 23 1 2 .963 1.93 0.84 .952 1.80 0.66
2 Seasons P 48 17 156.0 36 4 30 2 2 .944 1.96 0.71 .953 1.83 0.68
2 Seasons TOT 48 17 156.0 36 4 30 2 2 .944 1.96 0.71 .897 1.83 0.68

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May 21, 1972: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

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