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Brian Williams
Brian O'Neal Williams

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School University of South Carolina

Debut September 16, 1991
  vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game July 5, 2000
Born February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1991 22 HOU NL   0   1   2   2   0   0   0  0   12.0   11    5    5   2    4    4   1   0    49   0   0  3.75  3.47   92 1.250
 1992 23 HOU NL   7   6  16  16   0   0   0  0   96.3   92   44   42  10   42   54   0   2   413   1   1  3.92  3.33   85 1.391 RoY-7
 1993 24 HOU NL   4   4  42   5   0   0  12  3   82.0   76   48   44   7   38   56   4   9   357   4   2  4.83  3.88   80 1.390
 1994 25 HOU NL   6   5  20  13   0   0   2  0   78.3  112   64   50   9   41   49   4   3   384   4   1  5.74  3.97   69 1.953
 1995 26 SDP NL   3  10  44   6   0   0   7  0   72.0   79   54   48   3   38   75   8   7   337   4   1  6.00  4.06   68 1.625
 1996 27 DET AL   3  10  40  17   2   1  17  2  121.0  145  107   91  21   85   72   6   8   579   2   0  6.77  5.10   75 1.901
 1997 28 BAL AL   0   0  13   0   0   0   8  0   24.0   20    8    8   0   18   14   0   1   110   0   0  3.00  4.39  146 1.583
 1999 30 HOU NL   2   1  50   0   0   0  15  0   67.3   69   35   33   4   35   53   5   7   303   2   0  4.41  4.48  101 1.545
 2000 31 TOT      1   1  29   0   0   0   6  1   42.3   51   36   34   6   31   20   4   4   203   3   0  7.23  4.70   65 1.937
         CHC NL   1   1  22   0   0   0   5  1   24.3   28   27   26   4   23   14   3   3   122   2   0  9.62  4.54   47 2.096
         CLE AL   0   0   7   0   0   0   1  0   18.0   23    9    8   2    8    6   1   1    81   1   0  4.00  4.92  123 1.722
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .406  26  38 256  59   2   1  67  6  595.3  655  401  355  62  332  397  32  41  2735  20   5  5.37  4.21   78 1.658
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   8  55  12   0   0  14  1  128.3  141   86   76  13   71   85   6   8   590   4   1  5.37  4.21   78 1.658
 Career High      7  10  50  17   2   1  17  3  121.0  145  107   91  21   85   75   8   9   579   4   2  3.92  5.10  101 1.390

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 22 HOU NL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1992 23 HOU NL  20   30    2    4   1  0   0    4   0  0   0  13  .133  .129  .167  -15    5   5   1   0   0   0 RoY-7
 1993 24 HOU NL  42   10    2    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .300   34    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1994 25 HOU NL  20   23    0    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   4  .261  .261  .261   40    6   5   0   0   0   0
 1995 26 SDP NL  44   14    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .071  .071  .143  -44    2   0   0   0   0   1
 1999 30 HOU NL  50    3    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   70    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 31 TOT     29    2    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0      .500  .500 1.000  271    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  22    2    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000  271    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      260   85    5   15   4  0   0    9   0  0   0  26  .176  .174  .224    9   19  15   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         53    3    9   2  0   0    6   0  0   0  16  .176  .174  .224    9   12   9   1   0   0   1
 Career High     50   30    2    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   0  13                           6   5   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 22 HOU NL    5    5    0   0.0    88| .000  .249| .000  .316| .000  .374| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1992 23 HOU NL   36   32    1   0.8    88| .133  .253| .129  .318| .167  .373| .296  .691| -15  .051  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1993 24 HOU NL   13   11    1   2.4   100| .200  .266| .200  .331| .300  .406| .500  .736|  34  .236  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1994 25 HOU NL   28   22    2   2.4   105| .261  .268| .261  .335| .261  .420| .522  .754|  40  .217  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1995 26 SDP NL   14   14    0   0.0   104| .071  .267| .071  .336| .143  .416| .214  .752| -44  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1999 30 HOU NL    3    2    0   0.0   116| .333  .276| .333  .351| .333  .444| .666  .795|  70  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2000 31 TOT       2    1    1  26.7   114| .500  .270| .500  .346|1.000  .440|1.500  .787| 271  .950   0.6   0.1   0%
         CHC NL    2    1    1  26.7   114| .500  .270| .500  .346|1.000  .440|1.500  .787| 271  .950   0.6   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       101   87    5   1.6    98| .176  .262| .174  .329| .224  .401| .398  .729|   9  .121 -10.6  -1.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 22 HOU NL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 0.60 2.25 1.88 2 12.0 1992 23 HOU NL P 16 8 15 2 0 .920 .954 1.44 0.60 2.15 1.94 16 96.3 1993 24 HOU NL P 42 7 20 1 0 .964 .954 0.64 0.54 2.96 1.84 5 82.0 1994 25 HOU NL P 20 8 9 4 0 .810 .960 0.85 0.54 1.95 1.86 13 78.3 1995 26 SDP NL P 44 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.34 0.51 1.88 1.84 6 72.0 1996 27 DET AL P 40 6 16 2 3 .917 .961 0.55 0.52 1.64 1.77 17 121.0 1997 28 BAL AL P 13 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.23 0.49 1.12 1.72 0 24.0 1999 30 HOU NL P 50 4 11 0 1 1.000 .949 0.30 0.48 2.01 1.73 0 67.3 2000 31 TOT P 29 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.24 0.48 1.49 1.68 0 42.3 CHC NL P 22 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.14 0.48 1.11 1.74 0 24.3 CLE AL P 7 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.46 2.00 1.60 0 18.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 22 HOU NL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 0.60 2.25 1.88 2 12.0 1992 23 HOU NL P 16 8 15 2 0 .920 .954 1.44 0.60 2.15 1.94 16 96.3 1993 24 HOU NL P 42 7 20 1 0 .964 .954 0.64 0.54 2.96 1.84 5 82.0 1994 25 HOU NL P 20 8 9 4 0 .810 .960 0.85 0.54 1.95 1.86 13 78.3 1995 26 SDP NL P 44 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.34 0.51 1.88 1.84 6 72.0 1996 27 DET AL P 40 6 16 2 3 .917 .961 0.55 0.52 1.64 1.77 17 121.0 1997 28 BAL AL P 13 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.23 0.49 1.12 1.72 0 24.0 1999 30 HOU NL P 50 4 11 0 1 1.000 .949 0.30 0.48 2.01 1.73 0 67.3 2000 31 TOT P 29 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.24 0.48 1.49 1.68 0 42.3 CHC NL P 22 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.14 0.48 1.11 1.74 0 24.3 CLE AL P 7 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.46 2.00 1.60 0 18.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 256 44 88 9 4 .936 .957 0.52 0.51 2.00 1.82 59 595.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 256 44 88 9 4 .936 .957 0.52 0.51 2.00 1.82 59 595
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Shutouts
1996 AL-1-6

Hit Batsmen
1995 NL-8-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.

December 28, 1994: Traded by the Houston Astros with a player to be named later, Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, and Roberto Petagine to the San Diego Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier, and Craig Shipley. The Houston Astros sent Sean Fesh (minors) (May 1, 1995) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 20, 1996: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

January 21, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 21, 1997: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

January 21, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 28, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

May 30, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

June 5, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 5, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Houston Astros$140,000
1994Houston Astros$195,000
1995San Diego Padres$275,000
1996Detroit Tigers$500,000
1999Houston Astros$375,000
2000Chicago Cubs$600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,085,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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